# thud vs Todd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thud
*noun · IPA /ˈθʌd/ · frequency rank #33,056*
The sound of a dull impact.

### Todd
*name · IPA /tɑd/ · frequency rank #6,194*
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thud-vs-todd