# Taos vs tow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Taos
*adjective · IPA /taʊs/ · frequency rank #41,409*
Of or pertaining to the Taos people or language.

### tow
*verb · IPA /təʊ/ · frequency rank #10,950*
To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.

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