Which to use
“toe” is a noun and “Toth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,424
- “toe” frequency rank
- #49,105
- “Toth” frequency rank
- 55529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toe | Toth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot. | A surname from Hungarian. |
Letter map: toe vs Toth
Shared letters muted; letters that set toe and Toth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. toe runs 3 letters (CVV) against Toth's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: toe vs Toth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: toe is anoun and Tothaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toe is recorded at frequency rank #6,424, classified as anoun, pronounced /təʊ/. Toth is at rank #49,105, tagged as aname.
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 55529, this pair ranks #132,954 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toe vs Toth
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toe": e. Private to "Toth": h.
"toe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Toth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Toth ← otth · tothh · totth · ttoh · ttoth
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toe" and "Toth" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toe" or "Toth"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "toe" and "Toth".
- Full dictionary entry for "toe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Toth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,954 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toe" and "Toth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toma vs Toth". 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 #132,954 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.