# tenor vs tor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tenor
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛnə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #17,259*
A musical range or section higher than bass and lower than alto.

### tor
*noun · IPA /tɔː/ · frequency rank #13,625*
A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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