# too

> English word · Adverb · IPA /tuː/ · frequency rank #121

## Definitions
1. Likewise.
2. Also, in addition marks a statement as equally valid as the preceding one.
3. To an excessive degree, more than enough indicates that the degree of a quality is more than what is needed or wanted.
4. To a high degree, very.
5. Used to contradict a negative assertion with present and simple past forms of be, do, and auxiliary verbs
6. Used for emphasis, without reference to any previous statement.

## Etymology
From Middle English to (“also, in addition to”), from Old English tō (“furthermore, also, besides”), adverbial use of preposition tō (“to, into”). The sense of "in addition, also" deriving from the original meaning of "apart, separately" (compare Old English prefix tō- (“apart”)). Doublet of to; see there for more.

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

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