# Tonne vs Tons

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tonne
*noun · IPA [ˈtɔnə] · frequency rank #9,468*
rundes Behältnis, oft aus Metall bestehend, mit Deckel und/oder Spundloch

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tonne-vs-tons