Which to use
“toh” is a verb and “tour” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,966
- “toh” frequency rank
- #1,112
- “tour” frequency rank
- 49078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toh | tour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To collapse (fail or break down internally); to fall asleep or collapse from exhaustion. | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. |
Where the eye mixes toh and tour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: toh is [t˭o˦˨] while tour is /tɔː(ɹ)/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49078, 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˦˨]. tour is at rank #1,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɔː(ɹ)/.
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 49078, this pair ranks #187,064 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toh vs tour
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toh": h. Private to "tour": ru.
"toh" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tour ← otur · toru · tourr · ttour · tuor