# told vs TOS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### told
*verb · IPA /təʊld/ · frequency rank #268*
simple past and past participle of tell

### TOS
*noun · IPA /tiː əʊ ɛs/ · frequency rank #19,720*
Initialism of terms of service.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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