TOCvstuiWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: TOC is a noun, tui is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“TOC” is a noun and “tui” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,835
“TOC” frequency rank
#42,740
“tui” frequency rank
60575
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature TOC tui
Definition 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. Genitivo de la segunda persona singular.

Where the eye mixes TOC and tui

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
TOC
3 ch
tui

Look-alike desk: TOC vs tui

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: TOC is [ˈt̪ok] while tui is /ˈtu.iː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

TOC is recorded at frequency rank #17,835, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪ok]. tui is at rank #42,740, tagged as apron, pronounced /ˈtu.iː/.

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 60575, this pair ranks #58,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of TOC vs tui

Shared letters: t. Private to "TOC": co. Private to "tui": iu.

"TOC" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "tui" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "TOC" and "tui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "TOC" is a noun and "tui" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "TOC" or "tui"?
"TOC" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,835 in our Spanish list, against #42,740 for "tui". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "TOC" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "TOC" and "tui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tui vs tul". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #58,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list