Which to use
“Thom” is a name and “to” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,527
- “Thom” frequency rank
- #2
- “to” frequency rank
- 22529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Thom | to |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname transferred from the given name. | A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive. |
Letter map: Thom vs to
Shared letters muted; letters that set Thom and to apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Thom and to
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Thom is aname and toaparticle. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Thom is recorded at frequency rank #22,527, classified as aname. to is at rank #2, tagged as aparticle, pronounced /tuː/.
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 22529, this pair ranks #415,904 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Thom vs to
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Thom": hm. Private to "to": -.
"Thom" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "to" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Thom ← htom · thhom · thmo · thomm · tohm · tthom
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Thom" and "to" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Thom" vs "to" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Thom" and "to".
- Full dictionary entry for "Thom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "to" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,904 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Thom" and "to" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Thom vs toma". 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 #415,904 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.