Which to use
“Tories” is a noun and “totes” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,298
- “Tories” frequency rank
- #31,383
- “totes” frequency rank
- 41681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tories | totes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of Tory | Totally. |
Letter map: Tories vs totes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Tories and totes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Tories runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against totes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - Tories and totes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tories is anoun and totesanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tories is recorded at frequency rank #10,298, classified as anoun. totes is at rank #31,383, tagged as anadv.
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 41681, this pair ranks #256,051 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tories vs totes
Shared letters: eost. Private to "Tories": ir. Private to "totes": -.
"Tories" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "totes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tories" and "totes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Tories" vs "totes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "Tories" and "totes". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tories" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "totes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,051 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tories" and "totes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "totes vs Toth". 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 #256,051 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.