# tore vs Tories

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tore
*adjective · IPA /tɔː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #11,139*
Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious.

### Tories
*noun · frequency rank #10,298*
plural of Tory

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