# torn vs Tours

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### torn
*verb · IPA /tɔːn/ · frequency rank #6,306*
past participle of tear

### Tours
*name · frequency rank #5,745*
A city, the largest in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France and the capital of Indre-et-Loire department.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torn-vs-tours