Which to use
“text” and “tout” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,062
- “text” frequency rank
- #23,134
- “tout” frequency rank
- 24196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | text | tout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
Where the eye mixes text and tout
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between text and tout
A purely visual mix-up. text (/tɛkst/) and tout (/taʊt/) 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 24196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
text is recorded at frequency rank #1,062, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɛkst/. tout is at rank #23,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taʊt/.
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 24196, this pair ranks #403,773 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of text vs tout
Shared letters: t. Private to "text": ex. Private to "tout": ou.
"text" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "text" for "tout" ever safe?
Which is more common, "text" or "tout"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "text" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,773 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "text" and "tout" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tout vs tuft". 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 #403,773 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.