# toe vs towed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### toe
*noun · IPA /təʊ/ · frequency rank #6,424*
Each of the five digits on the end of the human foot.

### towed
*verb · IPA /toʊd/ · frequency rank #17,737*
simple past and past participle of tow

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