Which to use
“Tokyo” is a name and “toys” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,041
- “Tokyo” frequency rank
- #33,858
- “toys” frequency rank
- 46899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tokyo | toys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hauptstadt von Japan | Plural des Substantivs toy |
Letter map: Tokyo vs toys
Shared letters muted; letters that set Tokyo and toys apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for Tokyo / toys
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tokyo is aname and toysanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tokyo is recorded at frequency rank #13,041, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈtoːkjoː]. toys is at rank #33,858, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46899, this pair ranks #1,303,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tokyo vs toys
Shared letters: oty. Private to "Tokyo": k. Private to "toys": s.
"Tokyo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "toys" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tokyo" and "toys" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Tokyo" vs "toys" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Tokyo" and "toys".
- Full dictionary entry for "Tokyo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,303,158 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tokyo" and "toys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs toys". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,303,158 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.