# tonne

> English word · Noun · IPA /tʌn/ · frequency rank #22,248

## Definitions
1. A unit of mass equal to 1000 kilograms.

## Etymology
From French tonne. Doublet of ton and tun.

## Easily confused with
- **town** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-town)
- **Tony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tony)
- **tons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tons)
- **tune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tune)
- **torn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-torn)
- **tore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tore)
- **tote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tote)
- **Tyne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tyne)
- **toon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-toon)
- **towns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-towns)
- **twine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-twine)
- **Toure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-toure)
- **Tonya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tonya)
- **towne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-towne)
- **tonto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tonto)
- **tunnel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tunnel)
- **tun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tonne-vs-tun)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ton-vs-tonne)
- **toe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toe-vs-tonne)
- **tone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tone-vs-tonne)

## Common misspellings (4)
`otnne`, `tnone`, `tonen`, `ttonne`

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