tool

\tuːl\

/\tuːl\/ noun

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The verdict

“tool” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,535
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-tool · tool · French

tool · rank #40,535 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,535
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH TNS

Nearest frequency peer: TNS (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tool »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tool » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tool vs top
50% similar
tool vs two
50% similar
tool vs tot
50% similar

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

Key facts for tool
PropertyValue
Headwordtool
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tuːl\
Letters4
Frequency rank#40,535
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tool »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).toolse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « TNS » (#40,534), « topics » (#40,536), « tournantes » (#40,537). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tool » est au #40,535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around tool (IPA \tuːl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,535 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for tool, with forms such as "otol", "tol", and "tolo". 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, "top", "two", "tot", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is tool, spelled T-O-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Outil.
  2. 2
    Pénis.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. fore more specific debugging requirements, you can find additional tools in the open source domain, including support for multithreaded programs, embedded code, and process attachment.

Synonyms

gadgetimplementinstrumentutensil

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otol
  • tol
  • tolo
  • tooll
  • ttool

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tool - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otol2tol1tolo2tooll1ttool1
Edit distance from "tool"

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 "tool"?
"tool" is spelled T-O-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is \tuːl\.
What does "tool" mean?
As a noun, "tool" means: Outil.
What words are commonly confused with "tool"?
"tool" is commonly confused with "top", "two", "tot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tool"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tool" is \tuːl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tool" come from?
"tool" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

TDAH#40,529UICN#40,548Anas#40,596baer#40,618

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Uccle5 variantsasser5 variantscabo5 variantsmusa5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list