Which to use
“tech” is a pronoun and “TOC” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,505
- “tech” frequency rank
- #17,835
- “TOC” frequency rank
- 33340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tech | TOC |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Te, pronombre personal de la segunda persona en singular para el objeto indirecto. | Trastorno caracterizado por pensamientos intrusivos, repetitivos y persistentes que producen gran ansiedad y otras molestias que el afectado trata de mitigar mediante rituales repetitivos denominados compulsiones. |
Where the eye mixes tech and TOC
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tech and TOC
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tech is /tet͡ʃ/ while TOC is [ˈt̪ok]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tech is recorded at frequency rank #15,505, classified as apron, pronounced /tet͡ʃ/. TOC is at rank #17,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ok].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 33340, this pair ranks #197,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tech vs TOC
Shared letters: ct. Private to "tech": eh. Private to "TOC": o.
"tech" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "TOC" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tech ← etch · tceh · tecch · techh · tehc · ttech
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tech" and "TOC" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tech" or "TOC"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tech" and "TOC" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tech" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "TOC" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tech" and "TOC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "TOC vs toys". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #197,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.