Which to use
“tobe” is a noun and “Toth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,100
- “tobe” frequency rank
- #49,105
- “Toth” frequency rank
- 98205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tobe | Toth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa. | A surname from Hungarian. |
Letter map: tobe vs Toth
Shared letters muted; letters that set tobe and Toth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tobe (CVCV) and Toth (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - tobe and Toth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tobe is anoun and Tothaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tobe is recorded at frequency rank #49,100, classified as anoun, pronounced /təʊb/. Toth is at rank #49,105, tagged as aname.
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 98205, this pair ranks #162 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tobe vs Toth
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tobe": be. Private to "Toth": h.
"tobe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Toth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tobe" for "Toth" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tobe" or "Toth"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tobe" and "Toth".
- Full dictionary entry for "tobe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Toth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #162 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tobe" and "Toth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toma vs Toth". 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 #162 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.