Which to use
“toasted” is an adjective and “tossed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,797
- “toasted” frequency rank
- #10,466
- “tossed” frequency rank
- 31263
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toasted | tossed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cooked by toasting. | simple past and past participle of toss |
Letter map: toasted vs tossed
Shared letters muted; letters that set toasted and tossed apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: toasted vs tossed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: toasted is anadjective and tossedaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toasted is recorded at frequency rank #20,797, classified as anadj. tossed is at rank #10,466, tagged as averb, pronounced /tɒst/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31263, this pair ranks #347,607 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toasted vs tossed
Shared letters: deost. Private to "toasted": a. Private to "tossed": -.
"toasted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "tossed" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toasted" for "tossed" ever safe?
Frequency check: "toasted" vs "tossed" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "toasted" and "tossed".
- Full dictionary entry for "toasted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tossed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,607 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toasted" and "tossed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taster vs toasted". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #347,607 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.