Which to use
“token” is a noun and “totes” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,410
- “token” frequency rank
- #31,383
- “totes” frequency rank
- 40793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | token | totes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Something serving as an expression of something else. | Totally. |
Letter map: token vs totes
Shared letters muted; letters that set token and totes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for token / totes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: token is anoun and totesanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
token is recorded at frequency rank #9,410, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈtəʊkən/. totes is at rank #31,383, tagged as anadv.
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 40793, this pair ranks #264,342 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of token vs totes
Shared letters: eot. Private to "token": kn. Private to "totes": s.
"token" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "totes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "token" and "totes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "token" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,342 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "token" and "totes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "totes 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 #264,342 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.