Which to use
“till” is a preposition and “tol” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,706
- “till” frequency rank
- #41,433
- “tol” frequency rank
- 43139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | till | tol |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). | Tall. |
Letter map: till vs tol
Shared letters muted; letters that set till and tol apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: till vs tol
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: till is apreposition and tolanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
till is recorded at frequency rank #1,706, classified as aprep, pronounced /tɪl/. tol is at rank #41,433, tagged as anadj.
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 43139, this pair ranks #242,810 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of till vs tol
Shared letters: lt. Private to "till": i. Private to "tol": o.
"till" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tol" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- till ← itll · til · tlil · ttill
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "till" and "tol" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "till" vs "tol" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "till" vs "tol" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "till" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tol" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,810 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "till" and "tol" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taf vs tol". 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 #242,810 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.