Which to use
“tastes” is a noun and “totes” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,302
- “tastes” frequency rank
- #31,383
- “totes” frequency rank
- 37685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tastes | totes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of taste | Totally. |
Letter map: tastes vs totes
Shared letters muted; letters that set tastes and totes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. tastes runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against totes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - tastes and totes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tastes is anoun and totesanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tastes is recorded at frequency rank #6,302, classified as anoun, pronounced /teɪsts/. totes is at rank #31,383, tagged as anadv.
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 37685, this pair ranks #292,434 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tastes vs totes
Shared letters: est. Private to "tastes": a. Private to "totes": o.
"tastes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "totes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tastes" and "totes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "tastes" or "totes" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tastes" and "totes".
- Full dictionary entry for "tastes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,434 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tastes" and "totes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "totes vs Toth". 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 #292,434 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.