Which to use
“Toth” is a name and “tout” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,105
- “Toth” frequency rank
- #23,134
- “tout” frequency rank
- 72239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Toth | tout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Hungarian. | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
Letter map: Toth vs tout
Shared letters muted; letters that set Toth and tout apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Toth (CVCC) and tout (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Toth and tout
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Toth is aname and toutanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Toth is recorded at frequency rank #49,105, classified as aname. tout is at rank #23,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced /taʊt/.
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 72239, this pair ranks #43,726 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Toth vs tout
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Toth": h. Private to "tout": u.
"Toth" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Toth" and "tout" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Toth" or "tout"?
Useful next steps
Pair "Toth" vs "tout" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Toth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,726 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Toth" and "tout" 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 #43,726 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.