# tale vs tone

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tale
*noun · IPA /ˈteːl/ · frequency rank #4,416*
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

### tone
*noun · IPA /təʊn/ · frequency rank #3,092*
A specific pitch.

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