tohvsTothWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“toh” is a verb and “Toth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#47,966
“toh” frequency rank
#49,105
“Toth” frequency rank
97071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature toh Toth
Definition To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. A surname from Hungarian.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set toh and Toth apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
toh
4 ch
Toth

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: toh is averb and Tothaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 97071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

toh is recorded at frequency rank #47,966, classified as averb, pronounced [t˭o˦˨]. 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 97071, this pair ranks #404 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of toh vs Toth

Shared letters: hot. Private to "toh": -. Private to "Toth": -.

"toh" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Toth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tothotth · tothh · totth · ttoh · ttoth

Frequency comparison

toh#47,966
Toth#49,105

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "toh" and "Toth" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "toh" is a verb and "Toth" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "toh" or "Toth"?
"toh" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,966 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 toh vs Toth

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “toh”; for a name, it's “Toth”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “toh” 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list