# tor vs torus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tor
*noun · IPA /tɔː/ · frequency rank #13,625*
A craggy outcrop of rock on the summit of a hill, created by the erosion and weathering of rock.

### torus
*noun · IPA /ˈtɔː.ɹəs/ · frequency rank #49,104*
The standard representation of such a space in 3-dimensional Euclidean space: a surface or solid formed by rotating a closed curve, especially a circle, about a line which lies in the same plane but does not intersect it (e.g. like a ring doughnut).

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