Which to use
“tour” and “toy” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,385
- “tour” frequency rank
- #18,104
- “toy” frequency rank
- 22489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tour | toy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Viaje de un artista, o por extensión de un turista, recorriendo varias plazas antes de retornar a su punto de partida | Toyaco. |
Where the eye mixes tour and toy
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tour vs toy
A purely visual mix-up. tour ([ˈt̪uɾ]) and toy ([ˈt̪oj]) 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 22489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tour is recorded at frequency rank #4,385, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾ]. toy is at rank #18,104, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪oj].
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 22489, this pair ranks #250,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tour vs toy
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tour": ru. Private to "toy": y.
"tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "toy" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tour ← otur · toru · tourr · ttour · tuor
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tour" and "toy" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tour" or "toy"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tour" and "toy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toy 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 #250,108 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.