Which to use
“toll” is an adjective and “too” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #785
- “toll” frequency rank
- #11,548
- “too” frequency rank
- 12333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toll | too |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einfältig bis verrückt | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ des Verbs tooma |
Letter map: toll vs too
Shared letters muted; letters that set toll and too apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - toll and too
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: toll is anadjective and tooaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toll is recorded at frequency rank #785, classified as anadj, pronounced [tɔl]. too is at rank #11,548, tagged as averb, 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 12333, this pair ranks #1,964,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toll vs too
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toll": l. Private to "too": -.
"toll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "too" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toll ← otll · tlol · tol · ttoll
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toll" and "too" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toll" or "too"?
What to do next
Pair "toll" vs "too" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "toll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "too" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toll" and "too" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs too". 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 #1,964,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.