# TEC vs toh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### TEC
*noun · frequency rank #28,753*
Initialism of thermoelectric cooler: an electrical heat-transferring device which applies the Peltier effect.

### toh
*verb · IPA [t˭o˦˨] · frequency rank #47,966*
To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tec-vs-toh