# towed vs towel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### towed
*verb · IPA /toʊd/ · frequency rank #17,737*
simple past and past participle of tow

### towel
*noun · IPA /ˈtaʊ(ə)l/ · frequency rank #7,863*
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.

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