# Torah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈtɔːɹə/ · frequency rank #17,045

## Definitions
1. The first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures, traditionally attributed to Moses and therefore also known as the Five Books of Moses.
2. The full body of written Jewish law, including the Tanakh, the Talmud, the Mishnah and the midrashic texts.
3. The whole of Jewish law, both written and unwritten.
4. The encompassing philosophy of Judaism.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew תּוֹרָה (tōrā, “instruction, law or teaching”).

## Easily confused with
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tra)
- **trap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-trap)
- **torn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-torn)
- **Tory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tory)
- **tray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tray)
- **tore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tore)
- **tram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tram)
- **toro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-toro)
- **tori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tori)
- **tort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tort)
- **Tran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tran)
- **trad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-trad)
- **tosh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tosh)
- **Toth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-toth)
- **Trav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-trav)
- **total** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-total)
- **touch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-touch)
- **tough** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-tough)
- **trash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-trash)
- **torch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/torah-vs-torch)

## Common misspellings (7)
`otrah`, `toarh`, `torahh`, `torha`, `torrah`, `troah`, `ttorah`

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