# Taurus vs torus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Taurus
*name · IPA /ˈtɔːɹəs/ · frequency rank #21,092*
A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured in the shape of a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.

### torus
*noun · IPA /ˈtɔː.ɹəs/ · frequency rank #49,104*
The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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