# tons vs took

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tons
*noun · IPA /tʌnz/ · frequency rank #3,267*
plural of ton

### took
*verb · IPA /tʊk/ · frequency rank #292*
simple past of take

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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