toevsTothWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: toe is a noun, Toth is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set toe and Toth apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
toe
4 ch
Toth

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • Tothotth · tothh · totth · ttoh · ttoth

Frequency comparison

toe#6,424
Toth#49,105

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "toe" and "Toth" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "toe" is a noun and "Toth" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "toe" or "Toth"?
"toe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,424 in our English list, against #49,105 for "Toth". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering toe vs Toth

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “toe”; for a name, it's “Toth”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “toe” 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