Which to use
“thy” is a determiner and “toh” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,014
- “thy” frequency rank
- #47,966
- “toh” frequency rank
- 53980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thy | toh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Possessive form of thou: that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular). | To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. |
Where the eye mixes thy and toh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: thy is /ðaɪ/ while toh is [t˭o˦˨]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thy is recorded at frequency rank #6,014, classified as adet, pronounced /ðaɪ/. 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 53980, this pair ranks #144,682 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thy vs toh
Shared letters: ht. Private to "thy": y. Private to "toh": o.
"thy" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "toh" · 3 letters · shape CVC