Which to use
“toss” is a noun and “Toth” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,220
- “toss” frequency rank
- #49,105
- “Toth” frequency rank
- 57325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toss | Toth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care. | A surname from Hungarian. |
Letter map: toss vs Toth
Shared letters muted; letters that set toss and Toth apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. toss and Toth follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - toss and Toth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: toss is anoun and Tothaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toss is recorded at frequency rank #8,220, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɒs/. Toth is at rank #49,105, tagged as aname.
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 57325, this pair ranks #120,085 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toss vs Toth
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toss": s. Private to "Toth": h.
"toss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Toth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "toss" and "Toth" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "toss" vs "Toth" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "toss" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Toth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,085 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toss" and "Toth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toma 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 #120,085 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.