# toss vs Tours

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### toss
*noun · IPA /tɒs/ · frequency rank #8,220*
A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care.

### 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/toss-vs-tours