# tons vs tow

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tow
*verb · IPA /təʊ/ · frequency rank #10,950*
To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.

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