Which to use
“thons” is a noun and “ton” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,227
- “thons” frequency rank
- #127
- “ton” frequency rank
- 48354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thons | ton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de thon. | Déterminant possessif dont le possesseur est la deuxième personne du singulier et le possédé est masculin singulier. |
Same sound, different letters: thons vs ton
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - thons and ton
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: thons and ton carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɔ̃\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other adeterminer, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thons is recorded at frequency rank #48,227, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ̃\. ton is at rank #127, tagged as adet, pronounced \tɔ̃\.
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 48354, this pair ranks #179,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thons vs ton
Shared letters: not. Private to "thons": hs. Private to "ton": -.
"thons" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "ton" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- thons ← htons · thhons · thnos · thonns · thonss · thosn · tohns · tthons
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "thons" / "ton". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "thons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ton" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,590 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thons" and "ton" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thons vs trônes". 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 #179,590 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.