# tom vs Tons

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tom
*adjective · IPA [tum] · frequency rank #2,521*
ohne Inhalt; leer

### Tons
*noun · IPA [toːns] · frequency rank #48,547*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Ton

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tom-vs-tons