# tom vs ton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tom
*noun · IPA /tɒm/ · frequency rank #1,582*
The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.

### ton
*noun · IPA /tʌn/ · frequency rank #4,419*
Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

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