Which to use
“ton” is a noun and “Toth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,419
- “ton” frequency rank
- #49,105
- “Toth” frequency rank
- 53524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ton | Toth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun | A surname from Hungarian. |
Letter map: ton vs Toth
Shared letters muted; letters that set ton and Toth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. ton runs 3 letters (CVC) against Toth's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - ton and Toth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ton is anoun and Tothaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ton is recorded at frequency rank #4,419, classified as anoun, pronounced /tʌn/. Toth is at rank #49,105, 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 53524, this pair ranks #148,264 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ton vs Toth
Shared letters: ot. Private to "ton": n. Private to "Toth": h.
"ton" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Toth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Toth ← otth · tothh · totth · ttoh · ttoth
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ton" for "Toth" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ton" or "Toth"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ton" and "Toth".
- Full dictionary entry for "ton" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Toth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,264 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ton" and "Toth" 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 #148,264 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.