Which to use
“todo” is an adjective and “toys” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34
- “todo” frequency rank
- #49,989
- “toys” frequency rank
- 50023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | todo | toys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se considera completo tanto en sus atributos como en número. | Forma del plural de toy. |
Where the eye mixes todo and toys
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. todo (CVCV) and toys (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses todo with toys
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: todo is [ˈt̪oð̞o] while toys is /tɔɪz/. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
todo is recorded at frequency rank #34, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪oð̞o]. toys is at rank #49,989, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɔɪz/.
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 50023, this pair ranks #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of todo vs toys
Shared letters: ot. Private to "todo": d. Private to "toys": sy.
"todo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "toys" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "todo" and "toys" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "todo" vs "toys" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "todo" and "toys" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "todo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "todo" and "toys" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tomb 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 #105,541 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.