# toggle vs tongue

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### toggle
*noun · IPA /ˈtɒɡ.əl/ · frequency rank #25,949*
A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.

### tongue
*noun · IPA /tʌŋ/ · frequency rank #3,853*
The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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