# taunt vs tout

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### taunt
*verb · IPA /tɔːnt/ · frequency rank #30,616*
To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

### tout
*noun · IPA /taʊt/ · frequency rank #23,134*
Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.

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