Which to use
“Töne” and “Tory” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,865
- “Töne” frequency rank
- #44,286
- “Tory” frequency rank
- 51151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Töne | Tory |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ton | jemand, der einer englischen Partei angehört, aus der im 19. Jahrhundert die Konservative Partei hervorging |
Where the eye mixes Töne and Tory
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. Töne and Tory follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Töne and Tory
A purely visual mix-up. Töne ([ˈtøːnə]) and Tory ([ˈtɔʁi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Töne is recorded at frequency rank #6,865, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtøːnə]. Tory is at rank #44,286, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔʁi].
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 51151, this pair ranks #1,146,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Töne vs Tory
Shared letters: t. Private to "Töne": enö. Private to "Tory": ory.
"Töne" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Tory" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tory ← otry · torry · toryy · toyr · troy · ttory
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Töne" for "Tory" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Töne" or "Tory" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Töne" and "Tory" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Töne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tory" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,146,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Töne" and "Tory" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tons vs Tory". 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 #1,146,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.