Tod or todd?
tod is a noun meaning “A male fox”; todd is a noun meaning “Alternative form of tod (“a male fox”)”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) todd is about 8.5 times as common as tod.
What is the difference between tod and todd?
| tod | todd | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Meaning | A male fox ScotlandA fox in general A bush, especially of ivy | |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | tods | todds |
| Pronunciation | /tɒd/ /tɑd/ | not recorded |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words | 12 times per million words |
Sources: tod and todd in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of tod and todd
tod
- 1
A male fox
- 2
A bush, especially of ivy
- 3
Initialism of time of death
- 4
Alternative form of TOD
- 5
ScotlandA fox in general
- 6
An old English measure of weight, usually of wool, containing two stone or 28 pounds (13 kg)
- 7
Initialism of top of descent
- 8
Someone like a fox; a crafty person
todd
- 1
slangAlternative form of tod (“a male fox”)
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, tod or todd?
tod appears 1.4 times per million words; todd 12 times per million words.
tod 1.4 times per million wordstodd 12 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search tod vs todd?
“tod vs todd” is searched about 20 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“todd vs tod”, “tod or todd”).
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