# token vs towel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### towel
*noun · IPA /ˈtaʊ(ə)l/ · frequency rank #7,863*
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/token-vs-towel