Which to use
“Tombs” and “Tours” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,718
- “Tombs” frequency rank
- #5,745
- “Tours” frequency rank
- 24463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tombs | Tours |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname originating as a patronymic. | A city, the largest in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France and the capital of Indre-et-Loire department. |
Letter map: Tombs vs Tours
Shared letters muted; letters that set Tombs and Tours apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - Tombs / Tours
Tombs and Tours 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 24463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tombs is recorded at frequency rank #18,718, classified as aname. Tours is at rank #5,745, tagged as aname.
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 24463, this pair ranks #401,760 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tombs vs Tours
Shared letters: ost. Private to "Tombs": bm. Private to "Tours": ru.
"Tombs" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Tours" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tombs" for "Tours" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Tombs" vs "Tours" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Tombs" and "Tours".
- Full dictionary entry for "Tombs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tours" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,760 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tombs" and "Tours" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tombs vs torus". 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 #401,760 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.