Which to use
“toh” and “touch” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,966
- “toh” frequency rank
- #1,324
- “touch” frequency rank
- 49290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toh | touch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. | Primarily physical senses. |
Where the eye mixes toh and touch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. toh ([t˭o˦˨]) and touch (/tʌt͡ʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49290, 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˦˨]. touch is at rank #1,324, tagged as averb, pronounced /tʌt͡ʃ/.
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 49290, this pair ranks #185,055 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toh vs touch
Shared letters: hot. Private to "toh": -. Private to "touch": cu.
"toh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "touch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- touch ← otuch · tocuh · toucch · touchh · touhc · ttouch · tuoch