Which to use
“tore” is an adjective and “tre” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,139
- “tore” frequency rank
- #25,237
- “tre” frequency rank
- 36376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tore | tre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hard, difficult; wearisome, tedious. | Obsolete form of tree. |
Letter map: tore vs tre
Shared letters muted; letters that set tore and tre apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - tore and tre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tore is anadjective and treanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tore is recorded at frequency rank #11,139, classified as anadj, pronounced /tɔː(ɹ)/. tre is at rank #25,237, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 36376, this pair ranks #303,732 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tore vs tre
Shared letters: ert. Private to "tore": o. Private to "tre": -.
"tore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tre" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tore ← otre · toer · torre · troe · ttore
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tore" and "tre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tore" or "tre"?
After this comparison
You've compared "tore" and "tre". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "tore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,732 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tore" and "tre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Trav vs tre". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #303,732 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.