toile

\twal\

/\twal\/ noun

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The verdict

“toile” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #3,299 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#3,299
frequency rank, French
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tissu d'armure simple, de fils de lin, de chanvre, de coton, etc.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

toile vs tome
60% similar
toile vs toit
60% similar
toile vs tôle
60% similar

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

Key facts for toile
PropertyValue
Headwordtoile
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\twal\
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,299
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “toile” 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). toile 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 toile is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \twal\. Corpus data places it at rank #3,299 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for toile, with forms such as "otile", "tiole", and "toiel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tome", "toit", "tôle", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is toile, spelled T-O-I-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tissu d'armure simple, de fils de lin, de chanvre, de coton, etc.
  2. 2
    Treillis métallique d’un crible ou d'un tamis.
  3. 3
    Écran de tissu blanc tendu qui permet la projection de films.
  4. 4
    Film.
  5. 5
    Châssis tendu de toile sur laquelle on peint.
  6. 6
    Tableau peint sur cette toile.
  7. 7
    Toile verticale sur laquelle sont représentés les derniers plans du décor.
  8. 8
    Voiles.
  9. 9
    Grands filets que l’on tend, en forme de parc, pour prendre des sangliers, des cerfs, des biches, des chevreuils, etc.
  10. 10
    Draps.
  11. 11
    Traduction littérale du mot anglais Web (toile, toile d'araignée) désignant l'hypermédia public fonctionnant sur l'internet et permettant de consulter les pages mises en ligne dans des sites.
  12. 12
    Toile d'araignée.

Synonyms

tableauWeb

This word in other languages

cloth(English)tela(Español)Leinwand(Deutsch)tela(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otile,tiole,toiel,toille,tolie,ttoile

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of toile - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otile2tiole2toiel2toille1tolie2ttoile1
Edit distance from "toile"

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 "toile"?
"toile" is spelled T-O-I-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \twal\.
What does "toile" mean?
As a noun, "toile" means: Tissu d'armure simple, de fils de lin, de chanvre, de coton, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "toile"?
"toile" is commonly confused with "tome", "toit", "tôle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "toile"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toile" is \twal\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toile" come from?
"toile" 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 “toile”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is T-O-I-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \twal\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tome” - see the side-by-side comparison. toile vs tome
  • 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