Which to use
“times” and “TMS” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #250
- “times” frequency rank
- #33,455
- “TMS” frequency rank
- 33705
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | times | TMS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of time | Initialism of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. |
Letter map: times vs TMS
Shared letters muted; letters that set times and TMS apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. times runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against TMS's 3 (CCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: times and TMS
times and TMS are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33705, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
times is recorded at frequency rank #250, classified as anoun, pronounced /taɪmz/. TMS is at rank #33,455, tagged as anoun.
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 33705, this pair ranks #327,099 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of times vs TMS
Shared letters: mst. Private to "times": ei. Private to "TMS": -.
"times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "TMS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- times ← itmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "times" and "TMS" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "times" vs "TMS" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "times" and "TMS".
- Full dictionary entry for "times" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "TMS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,099 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "times" and "TMS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taf vs TMS". 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 #327,099 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.