# ton

> English word · Noun · IPA /tʌn/ · frequency rank #4,419

## Definitions
1. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
2. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
3. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
4. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
5. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun
6. Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.
7. A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C.
8. Synonym of hundred
9. Synonym of hundred
10. Synonym of hundred
11. Synonym of hundred

## Etymology
Variant of tun (“cask”), influenced by Old French tonne (“ton”).

## Easily confused with
- **TV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tv)
- **TX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tx)
- **Tu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tu)
- **Ty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-ty)
- **TS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-ts)
- **TT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tt)
- **tp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tp)
- **two** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-two)
- **too** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-too)
- **top** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-top)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-try)
- **toy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-toy)
- **tub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tub)
- **tow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tow)
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tri)
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tor)
- **tug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tug)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tsa)
- **TOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tos)
- **Tue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tue)

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