Which to use
“tom” and “toma” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,582
- “tom” frequency rank
- #49,101
- “toma” frequency rank
- 50683
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tom | toma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered. | A semi-hard Italian cheese from Piedmont |
Letter map: tom vs toma
Shared letters muted; letters that set tom and toma apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
tom and toma are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tom” sits inside “toma”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50683, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tom is recorded at frequency rank #1,582, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɒm/. toma is at rank #49,101, tagged as anoun.
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 50683, this pair ranks #172,075 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tom vs toma
Shared letters: mot. Private to "tom": -. Private to "toma": a.
"tom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "toma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toma ← otma · tmoa · toam · tomma · ttoma