Which to use
“those” is a pronoun and “tos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,354
- “those” frequency rank
- #9,550
- “tos” frequency rank
- 42904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | those | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Esos, esas, los, aquellos, aquellas, plural de that. | Contracción espasmódica repentina y a veces repetitiva de la cavidad torácica que resulta en una liberación violenta del aire de los pulmones produciendo un sonido característico. |
Where the eye mixes those and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses those with tos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: those is /ðəʊz/ while tos is [ˈt̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 42904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
those is recorded at frequency rank #33,354, classified as apron, pronounced /ðəʊz/. tos is at rank #9,550, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪os].
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 42904, this pair ranks #145,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of those vs tos
Shared letters: ost. Private to "those": eh. Private to "tos": -.
"those" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- those ← htose · thhose · thoce · thoes · thosse · thsoe · tohse · tthose
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "those" and "tos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "those" or "tos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "those" and "tos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "those" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "those" and "tos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "those vs tone". 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 #145,644 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.