Which to use
“that” is a conjunction and “toa” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10
- “that” frequency rank
- #41,432
- “toa” frequency rank
- 41442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | that | toa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc. | A small painted artifact made by the Diyari people of Australia, believed to have been used as place markers or signposts. |
Letter map: that vs toa
Shared letters muted; letters that set that and toa apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: that vs toa
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: that is aconjunction and toaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41442, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
that is recorded at frequency rank #10, classified as aconj, pronounced /ðət/. toa is at rank #41,432, tagged as anoun.
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 41442, this pair ranks #258,347 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of that vs toa
Shared letters: at. Private to "that": h. Private to "toa": o.
"that" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "toa" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- that ← htat · taht · thatt · thhat · thta · tthat
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "that" and "toa" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "that" vs "toa" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "that" and "toa". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "that" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,347 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "that" and "toa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toa vs Trav". 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 #258,347 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.