# toll vs towel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### toll
*noun · IPA /təʊl/ · frequency rank #6,304*
A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.

### 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: 2026-05-06.
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