Which to use
“Thom” is a name and “toh” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,527
- “Thom” frequency rank
- #47,966
- “toh” frequency rank
- 70493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Thom | toh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname transferred from the given name. | To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. |
Letter map: Thom vs toh
Shared letters muted; letters that set Thom and toh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Thom and toh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Thom is aname and tohaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Thom is recorded at frequency rank #22,527, classified as aname. toh is at rank #47,966, tagged as averb, pronounced [t˭o˦˨].
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 70493, this pair ranks #50,355 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Thom vs toh
Shared letters: hot. Private to "Thom": m. Private to "toh": -.
"Thom" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "toh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Thom ← htom · thhom · thmo · thomm · tohm · tthom
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Thom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,355 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Thom" and "toh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taf vs toh". 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 #50,355 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.