Which to use
“teeth” and “truth” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,600
- “teeth” frequency rank
- #960
- “truth” frequency rank
- 3560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teeth | truth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of tooth | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
Where the eye mixes teeth and truth
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses teeth with truth
A purely visual mix-up. teeth (/ˈtiːθ/) and truth (/tɹuːθ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teeth is recorded at frequency rank #2,600, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtiːθ/. truth is at rank #960, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɹuːθ/.
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 3560, this pair ranks #521,749 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teeth vs truth
Shared letters: ht. Private to "teeth": e. Private to "truth": ru.
"teeth" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "truth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teeth" for "truth" ever safe?
Frequency check: "teeth" vs "truth" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "teeth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "truth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #521,749 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teeth" and "truth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teeth 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 #521,749 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.