# to vs tobe

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### to
*particle · IPA /tuː/ · frequency rank #2*
A particle used for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

### tobe
*noun · IPA /təʊb/ · frequency rank #49,100*
A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/to-vs-tobe