Tolstoy

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"tolstoy" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Tolstoy” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #29,126. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,126
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A transliteration of the Russian surname Толстой (Tolstoj).

Corpus desk

Index EN-tolstoy · Tolstoy · English

Tolstoy · rank #29,126 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,126
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH Togo

Nearest frequency peer: Togo (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Tolstoy”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Tolstoy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tolstoy vs toasty
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tolstoy
PropertyValue
HeadwordTolstoy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,126
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Tolstoy”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Tolstoylands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Togo” (#29,125), “transcendental” (#29,128), “theologian” (#29,123). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “Tolstoy” is #29,126. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Tolstoy, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,126 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A transliteration of the Russian surname Толстой (Tolstoj).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tolstoy, with forms such as "otlstoy", "tlostoy", and "tollstoy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "toasty", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój), from a stress variant of the ancestor of то́лстый (tólstyj, “stout”). The correct English form is Tolstoy, spelled T-O-L-S-T-O-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A transliteration of the Russian surname Толстой (Tolstoj).

Etymology

From Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój), from a stress variant of the ancestor of то́лстый (tólstyj, “stout”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otlstoy
  • tlostoy
  • tollstoy
  • tolsoty
  • tolsstoy
  • tolstoyy
  • tolsttoy
  • tolstyo
  • toltsoy
  • tosltoy
  • ttolstoy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tolstoy - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otlstoy2tlostoy2tollstoy1tolsoty2tolsstoy1tolstoyy1tolsttoy1tolstyo2
Edit distance from "Tolstoy"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tolstoy"?
"Tolstoy" is spelled T-O-L-S-T-O-Y.
What does "Tolstoy" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tolstoy" means: A transliteration of the Russian surname Толстой (Tolstoj).
What words are commonly confused with "Tolstoy"?
"Tolstoy" is commonly confused with "toasty". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Tolstoy"?
From Russian Толсто́й (Tolstój), from a stress variant of the ancestor of то́лстый (tólstyj, “stout”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tolstoy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list