Which to use
“toby” is a noun and “toh” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,808
- “toby” frequency rank
- #47,966
- “toh” frequency rank
- 59774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toby | toh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug. | To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. |
Letter map: toby vs toh
Shared letters muted; letters that set toby and toh apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. toby runs 4 letters (CVCV) against toh's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for toby / toh
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: toby is anoun and tohaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toby is recorded at frequency rank #11,808, classified as anoun. toh is at rank #47,966, tagged as averb, pronounced [t˭o˦˨].
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 59774, this pair ranks #104,183 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toby vs toh
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toby": by. Private to "toh": h.
"toby" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "toh" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toby ← otby · tboy · tobby · tobyy · toyb · ttoby
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toby" and "toh" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toby" or "toh"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "toby" and "toh".
- Full dictionary entry for "toby" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,183 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toby" and "toh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taf vs toh". 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 #104,183 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.