Which to use
“Toms” and “Tor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,507
- “Toms” frequency rank
- #1,373
- “Tor” frequency rank
- 42880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Toms | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tom | großer Zugang, großer Durchgang; bewegliches Bauteil, mit dem dieser Zugang geöffnet und geschlossen werden kann; Bauwerk, das einen Durchgang umschließt, meist als Bestandteil eines Eigennamens |
Where the eye mixes Toms and Tor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Toms and Tor
A purely visual mix-up. Toms ([tɔms]) and Tor ([toːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Toms is recorded at frequency rank #41,507, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɔms]. Tor is at rank #1,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced [toːɐ̯].
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 42880, this pair ranks #1,435,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Toms vs Tor
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Toms": ms. Private to "Tor": r.
"Toms" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Toms ← otms · tmos · tomms · tomss · tosm · ttoms
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Toms" for "Tor" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Toms" or "Tor" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Toms" and "Tor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Toms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,435,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Toms" and "Tor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Toms vs Tons". 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 #1,435,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.