# toa vs topaz

> 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.

### topaz
*noun · IPA /ˈtəʊˌpæz/ · frequency rank #34,322*
A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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