# tock vs Tony

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tock
*noun · IPA /tɑk/ · frequency rank #39,613*
A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.

### Tony
*name · IPA /ˈtoʊni/ · frequency rank #2,321*
A male given name, a short form of Anthony/Antony

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tock-vs-tony