Which to use
“thou” is a noun and “too” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,777
- “thou” frequency rank
- #13,484
- “too” frequency rank
- 58261
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thou | too |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écluse en pierre ou en béton permettant de vider lentement les étangs de la Dombes dans l'Ain. | Aussi, également. |
Same sound, different letters: thou vs too
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - thou and too
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: thou and too carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tu\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadverb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thou is recorded at frequency rank #44,777, classified as anoun, pronounced \tu\. too is at rank #13,484, tagged as anadv, pronounced \ˈtu\.
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 58261, this pair ranks #110,089 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of thou vs too
Shared letters: ot. Private to "thou": hu. Private to "too": -.
"thou" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "too" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- thou ← htou · thhou · thuo · tohu · tthou
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thou" and "too" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "thou" or "too" show up more?
What to do next
"thou" and "too" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "thou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "too" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,089 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thou" and "too" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thou vs tos". 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 #110,089 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.