today'svstodaysWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: today's is a adjective, todays is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“today's” is an adjective and “todays” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,867
“today's” frequency rank
#25,617
“todays” frequency rank
28484
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature today's todays
Definition Relating to, or produced today. plural of today

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set today's and todays apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
today's
6 ch
todays

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: today's is anadjective and todaysanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

today's is recorded at frequency rank #2,867, classified as anadj. todays is at rank #25,617, tagged as anoun.

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 28484, this pair ranks #370,707 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of today's vs todays

Shared letters: adosty. Private to "today's": -. Private to "todays": -.

"today's" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "todays" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • todaysotdays · tdoays · toadys · todasy · todayss · todayys · toddays · todyas

Frequency comparison

today's#2,867
todays#25,617

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "today's" and "todays" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "today's" is an adjective and "todays" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "today's" or "todays"?
"today's" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,867 in our English list, against #25,617 for "todays". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering today's vs todays

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “today's”; for a noun, it's “todays”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “today's” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list