# tobe vs tow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tobe
*noun · IPA /təʊb/ · frequency rank #49,100*
A cotton garment worn in parts of northern Africa.

### tow
*verb · IPA /təʊ/ · frequency rank #10,950*
To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tobe-vs-tow