tolvsTothWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tol is a adjective, Toth is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tol” is an adjective and “Toth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,433
“tol” frequency rank
#49,105
“Toth” frequency rank
90538
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tol Toth
Definition Tall. A surname from Hungarian.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tol and Toth apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
tol
4 ch
Toth

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tol is anadjective and Tothaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tol is recorded at frequency rank #41,433, classified as anadj. Toth is at rank #49,105, tagged as aname.

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 90538, this pair ranks #4,093 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tol vs Toth

Shared letters: ot. Private to "tol": l. Private to "Toth": h.

"tol" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "Toth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tothotth · tothh · totth · ttoh · ttoth

Frequency comparison

tol#41,433
Toth#49,105

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tol" and "Toth" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tol" is an adjective and "Toth" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tol" or "Toth"?
"tol" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #41,433 in our English list, against #49,105 for "Toth". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tol vs Toth

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “tol”; for a name, it's “Toth”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tol” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list