Which to use
“toke” and “toma” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,056
- “toke” frequency rank
- #49,101
- “toma” frequency rank
- 89157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toke | toma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A gratuity. | A semi-hard Italian cheese from Piedmont |
Letter map: toke vs toma
Shared letters muted; letters that set toke and toma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. toke and toma follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on toke vs toma
toke and toma are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toke is recorded at frequency rank #40,056, classified as anoun, pronounced /təʊk/. toma is at rank #49,101, tagged as anoun.
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 89157, this pair ranks #5,511 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toke vs toma
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toke": ek. Private to "toma": am.
"toke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "toma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toke" for "toma" ever safe?
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What to do next
Pair "toke" vs "toma" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "toke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,511 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toke" and "toma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toma vs Toth". 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 #5,511 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.