Which to use
“Tok” is a name and “token” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,061
- “Tok” frequency rank
- #9,410
- “token” frequency rank
- 42471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tok | token |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Khmer. | Something serving as an expression of something else. |
Letter map: Tok vs token
Shared letters muted; letters that set Tok and token apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Tok and token
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tok is aname and tokenanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Tok” sits inside “token”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tok is recorded at frequency rank #33,061, classified as aname. token is at rank #9,410, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈtəʊkən/.
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 42471, this pair ranks #248,907 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tok vs token
Shared letters: kot. Private to "Tok": -. Private to "token": en.
"Tok" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "token" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- token ← otken · tkoen · toekn · tokenn · tokken · tokne · ttoken
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tok" and "token" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Tok" or "token"?
After this comparison
Pair "Tok" vs "token" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tok" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "token" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,907 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tok" and "token" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taf vs Tok". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #248,907 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.