# told vs Ton

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### told
*verb · IPA [təʊld] · frequency rank #44,284*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs tell

### Ton
*noun · IPA [toːn] · frequency rank #2,180*
feinkörniges Verwitterungsprodukt, Bodenart, Töpfermaterial, Baustoff/Werkstoff

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/told-vs-ton