Which to use
“toma” and “tour” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,101
- “toma” frequency rank
- #1,112
- “tour” frequency rank
- 50213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toma | tour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A semi-hard Italian cheese from Piedmont | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. |
Letter map: toma vs tour
Shared letters muted; letters that set toma and tour apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. toma (CVCV) and tour (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - toma / tour
toma and tour 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toma is recorded at frequency rank #49,101, classified as anoun. tour is at rank #1,112, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɔː(ɹ)/.
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 50213, this pair ranks #176,296 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toma vs tour
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toma": am. Private to "tour": ru.
"toma" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toma" for "tour" ever safe?
Frequency check: "toma" vs "tour" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "toma" vs "tour" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "toma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,296 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toma" and "tour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toma vs Toth". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #176,296 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.