# toa vs try

> 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.

### try
*verb · IPA /tɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #299*
To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.

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