tocards

\tɔ.kaʁ\

/\tɔ.kaʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“tocards” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #42,088 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#42,088
frequency rank, French
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Masculin pluriel de tocard.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tocards vs tords
71% similar
tocards vs tocard
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tocards
PropertyValue
Headwordtocards
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\tɔ.kaʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,088
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tocards” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tocards lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tocards is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɔ.kaʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #42,088 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Masculin pluriel de tocard.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for tocards, with forms such as "otcards", "tcoards", and "toacrds". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tords", "tocard", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is tocards, spelled T-O-C-A-R-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Masculin pluriel de tocard.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otcards,tcoards,toacrds,tocadrs,tocardds,tocardss,tocarrds,tocarsd,toccards,tocrads,ttocards

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tocards - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otcards2tcoards2toacrds2tocadrs2tocardds1tocardss1tocarrds1tocarsd2
Edit distance from "tocards"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tocards"?
"tocards" is spelled T-O-C-A-R-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɔ.kaʁ\.
What does "tocards" mean?
As an adjective, "tocards" means: Masculin pluriel de tocard.
What words are commonly confused with "tocards"?
"tocards" is commonly confused with "tords", "tocard". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tocards"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tocards" is \tɔ.kaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tocards" come from?
"tocards" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “tocards”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-C-A-R-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tɔ.kaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tords” - see the side-by-side comparison. tocards vs tords
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list