Which to use
“Thor” is a name and “to” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,480
- “Thor” frequency rank
- #2
- “to” frequency rank
- 11482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Thor | to |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, lightning, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, and the protection of mankind. | A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive. |
Where the eye mixes Thor and to
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Thor vs to
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Thor is /θɔː/ while to is /tuː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs particle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Thor is recorded at frequency rank #11,480, classified as aname, pronounced /θɔː/. 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 11482, this pair ranks #486,798 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Thor vs to
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Thor": hr. Private to "to": -.
"Thor" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "to" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Thor ← htor · thhor · thorr · thro · tohr · tthor
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Thor" and "to" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Thor" or "to" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Thor" 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 #486,798 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Thor" and "to" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Thor 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 #486,798 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.