torvstoysTell them apart

Which to use

“tor” and “toys” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,720
“tor” frequency rank
#49,989
“toys” frequency rank
66709
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tor toys
Definition Mutación dura del sustantivo femenino dor ('puerta'). Forma del plural de toy.

Where the eye mixes tor and toys

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tor runs 3 letters (CVC) against toys's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
tor
4 ch
toys

Look-alike desk: tor vs toys

A purely visual mix-up. tor ([ˈtoːr]) and toys (/tɔɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tor is recorded at frequency rank #16,720, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːr]. 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 66709, this pair ranks #39,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tor vs toys

Shared letters: ot. Private to "tor": r. Private to "toys": sy.

"tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "toys" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • toys ← otys · tosy · toyss · toyys · ttoys · tyos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tor" and "toys" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtoːr] versus /tɔɪz/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tor" vs "toys" - which ranks higher?
"tor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,720 in our Spanish list, against #49,989 for "toys". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tor" 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 #39,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tor" 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 #39,110 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