# Ted vs too

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ted
*name · IPA /tɛd/ · frequency rank #4,636*
A nickname for the male given names Edward, Theodore, Thaddeus, and Edmund.

### too
*adverb · IPA /tuː/ · frequency rank #121*
Likewise.

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