# token vs ton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### token
*noun · IPA /ˈtəʊkən/ · frequency rank #9,410*
Something serving as an expression of something else.

### ton
*noun · IPA /tʌn/ · frequency rank #4,419*
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/token-vs-ton