# toned vs turned

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### toned
*verb · IPA /təʊnd/ · frequency rank #15,534*
simple past and past participle of tone

### turned
*verb · IPA /tɜːnd/ · frequency rank #859*
simple past and past participle of turn

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toned-vs-turned