tori

\to.ʁi\

/\to.ʁi\/ noun

The verdict

“tori” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #37,584) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#37,584
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dans les arts martiaux japonais, celui qui exécute la prise.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tori · tori · French

tori · rank #37,584 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,584
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH tontons

Nearest frequency peer: tontons (-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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « tori »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « tori » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

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).

tori vs tri
75% similar
tori vs tre
50% similar
tori vs tot
50% similar

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

Key facts for tori
PropertyValue
Headwordtori
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\to.ʁi\
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,584
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « tori »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).torise 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 « tontons » (#37,583), « torre » (#37,585), « Théodose » (#37,582). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tori » est au #37,584. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for tori is neighbouring look-alikes ("tri", "tre", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \to.ʁi\. Frequency #37,584 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Gloss: "Dans les arts martiaux japonais, celui qui exécute la prise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for tori, with forms such as "otri", "toir", and "torri". 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, "tri", "tre", "tot", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tori, spelled T-O-R-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dans les arts martiaux japonais, celui qui exécute la prise.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otri
  • toir
  • torri
  • ttori

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tori - 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.

otri2toir2torri1ttori1
Edit distance from "tori"

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 "tori"?
"tori" is spelled T-O-R-I. The IPA pronunciation is \to.ʁi\.
What does "tori" mean?
As a noun, "tori" means: Dans les arts martiaux japonais, celui qui exécute la prise.
What words are commonly confused with "tori"?
"tori" is commonly confused with "tri", "tre", "tot". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tori"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tori" is \to.ʁi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tori" come from?
"tori" 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 "tori", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list