# ton vs top

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### top
*noun · IPA /tɒp/ · frequency rank #244*
The highest or uppermost part of something.

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