# Tons vs tot

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tot
*adjective · IPA [toːt] · frequency rank #1,525*
nicht (mehr) lebend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tons-vs-tot