Tod

\toːt\

/\toːt\/ noun

The verdict

“Tod” is uncommon French (frequency #52,399 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,399
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mort.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tod · Tod · French

Tod · rank #52,399 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,399
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tlm

Nearest frequency peer: tlm (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Tod »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Tod » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tod
PropertyValue
HeadwordTod
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\toːt\
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,399
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Tod » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Todtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « tlm » (#52,398), « totalisé » (#52,400), « touchantes » (#52,401). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tod » est au #52,399. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tod is uncommon French at frequency #52,399 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \toːt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Tod in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Tod, spelled T-O-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mort.
  2. 2
    Mort, personnage imaginaire portant une faux et rendant visite aux personnes pour leur annoncer leur mort.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tod appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wenn ein geliebter Mensch ins Krankenhaus muss, wenn er operiert wird und es oft um Leben und Tod geht, dann beruhigt die Angehörigen meist ein Gedanke: dass ihr Vater, ihre Mutter, ihr Kind dort in guten Händen ist.
  2. Bei derartiger Hitze kann der menschliche Körper seine Temperatur kaum noch durch Schwitzen runterregulieren, und es droht ein Hitzschlag, der zum Tod führen kann.

Synonyms

AblebenAbscheidenLebensendeSterbenExitusBleckezahnGevatter TodKnochenmannSchnitterSensenmann

Antonyms

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 "Tod"?
"Tod" is spelled T-O-D. The IPA pronunciation is \toːt\.
What does "Tod" mean?
As a noun, "Tod" means: Mort.
How do you pronounce "Tod"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tod" is \toːt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tod" come from?
"Tod" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tod", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list