Which to use
“tome” and “tot” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,247
- “tome” frequency rank
- #23,707
- “tot” frequency rank
- 45954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tome | tot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | One in a series of volumes. | A small child. |
Where the eye mixes tome and tot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. tome (/təʊm/) and tot (/tɒt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tome is recorded at frequency rank #22,247, classified as anoun, pronounced /təʊm/. tot is at rank #23,707, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɒt/.
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 45954, this pair ranks #216,364 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tome vs tot
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tome": em. Private to "tot": -.
"tome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tome ← otme · tmoe · toem · tomme · ttome