Which to use
“thon” and “toe” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,703
- “thon” frequency rank
- #47,652
- “toe” frequency rank
- 61355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thon | toe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand poisson bleu argenté de la famille des scombridés, au corps allongé et hydrodynamique, très bon nageur, vivant en banc. | Doigt de pied, orteil. |
Where the eye mixes thon and toe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: thon vs toe
A purely visual mix-up. thon (\tɔ̃\) and toe (\təʊ\) 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 61355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thon is recorded at frequency rank #13,703, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ̃\. toe is at rank #47,652, tagged as anoun, pronounced \təʊ\.
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 61355, this pair ranks #92,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thon vs toe
Shared letters: ot. Private to "thon": hn. Private to "toe": e.
"thon" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "toe" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- thon ← hton · thhon · thno · thonn · tohn · tthon
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thon" and "toe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "thon" or "toe"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "thon" and "toe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "thon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,713 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thon" and "toe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs toe". 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 #92,713 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.