# today vs Todd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### today
*adverb · IPA /təˈdeɪ/ · frequency rank #258*
On the current day or date.

### Todd
*name · IPA /tɑd/ · frequency rank #6,194*
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).

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