# toa vs toast

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### toa
*noun · frequency rank #41,432*
A small painted artifact made by the Diyari people of Australia, believed to have been used as place markers or signposts.

### toast
*noun · IPA /təʊst/ · frequency rank #7,624*
Bread that has been toasted (cooked lightly by browning).

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