# toa vs tobe

> 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.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
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