Too or two?
too is an adverb meaning “Likewise”; two is a number meaning “A numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three”. Use too as an adverb and two as a number. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) two is about as common as too.
What is the difference between too and two?
| too | two | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adverb | number, noun |
| Meaning | Likewise Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one | A numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three Describing a set or group with two elements The digit/figure 2 |
| Example | There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too | The number 2202 contains three twos |
| Forms | none | tew |
| Pronunciation | /tuː/ [tʰu̟ː] /tu/ | /tu/ [tʰu̟u] |
| In writing | 891 times per million words | 1,259 times per million words |
Sources: too and two in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of too and two
too
- 1
Likewise
- 2
Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one
There has been a cutback in federal subsidies. Rates have been increasing too
- 3
To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted
Near-synonyms: extremely, unnecessarily, all too
- 4
colloquialTo a high degree, very
She doesn't talk too much. I'm not too sure about this
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colloquialUsed to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
You're not old enough yet. ― I am too!
two
- 1
A numerical value equal to 2; the number following one and preceding three
- 2
The digit/figure 2
The number 2202 contains three twos
- 3
Describing a set or group with two elements
- 4
USinformalA two-dollar bill
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A child aged two
This toy is suitable for the twos and threes
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A playing card featuring two pips
- 7
Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m
- 8
Ellipsis of two shot
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, too or two?
too appears 891 times per million words; two 1,259 times per million words.
too 891 times per million wordstwo 1,259 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How many people search too vs two?
“too vs two” is searched about 70 times a month on Google and 10 on Bing in the United States. Google counts close variants of a query together (“two vs too”, “too or two”).
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