Which to use
“teen” and “token” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,773
- “teen” frequency rank
- #48,832
- “token” frequency rank
- 64605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teen | token |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teenager, ado de 13 ans à 19 ans. | Lexème ou lexie. |
Where the eye mixes teen and token
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. teen runs 4 letters (CVVC) against token's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses teen with token
A purely visual mix-up. teen (\ˈtin\) and token (\to.kɛn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teen is recorded at frequency rank #15,773, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈtin\. token is at rank #48,832, tagged as anoun, pronounced \to.kɛn\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64605, this pair ranks #76,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of teen vs token
Shared letters: ent. Private to "teen": -. Private to "token": ko.
"teen" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "token" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teen" for "token" ever safe?
Frequency check: "teen" vs "token" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "teen" and "token" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "token" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,245 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teen" and "token" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toe vs token". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #76,245 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.