Which to use
“toby” is a noun and “too” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,808
- “toby” frequency rank
- #121
- “too” frequency rank
- 11929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toby | too |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A drinking mug, in the shape of a human head with a hat atop; a Toby jug. | Likewise. |
Letter map: toby vs too
Shared letters muted; letters that set toby and too apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for toby / too
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: toby is anoun and tooanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toby is recorded at frequency rank #11,808, classified as anoun. too is at rank #121, tagged as anadv, pronounced /tuː/.
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 11929, this pair ranks #484,354 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toby vs too
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toby": by. Private to "too": -.
"toby" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "too" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toby ← otby · tboy · tobby · tobyy · toyb · ttoby
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toby" for "too" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "toby" or "too" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "toby" and "too".
- Full dictionary entry for "toby" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "too" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #484,354 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toby" and "too" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toby 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 #484,354 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.