Which to use
“ToC” is a noun and “toxic” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,055
- “ToC” frequency rank
- #4,807
- “toxic” frequency rank
- 44862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ToC | toxic |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative letter-case form of TOC (“table of contents”). | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. |
Letter map: ToC vs toxic
Shared letters muted; letters that set ToC and toxic apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: ToC vs toxic
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ToC is anoun and toxicanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ToC is recorded at frequency rank #40,055, classified as anoun. toxic is at rank #4,807, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtɒk.sɪk/.
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 44862, this pair ranks #226,633 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ToC vs toxic
Shared letters: cot. Private to "ToC": -. Private to "toxic": ix.
"ToC" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "toxic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toxic ← otxic · toixc · toxci · toxicc · toxxic · ttoxic · txoic
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "ToC" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toxic" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,633 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ToC" and "toxic" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taf vs ToC". 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 #226,633 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.