# tig vs toh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tig
*verb · IPA /tɪɡ/ · frequency rank #38,206*
To touch lightly or playfully; to trifle, dally.

### toh
*verb · IPA [t˭o˦˨] · frequency rank #47,966*
To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion.

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