Which to use
“thou” is a noun and “tout” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,777
- “thou” frequency rank
- #48
- “tout” frequency rank
- 44825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thou | tout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Écluse en pierre ou en béton permettant de vider lentement les étangs de la Dombes dans l'Ain. | Qui comprend l’intégrité, l’entièreté, la totalité d’une chose considérée par rapport au nombre, à l’étendue ou à l’intensité de l’énergie. |
Same sound, different letters: thou vs tout
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - thou / tout
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: thou and tout carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tu\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44825, 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\. tout is at rank #48, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tu\.
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 44825, this pair ranks #207,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thou vs tout
Shared letters: otu. Private to "thou": h. Private to "tout": -.
"thou" · 4 letters · shape CCVV · "tout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thou" and "tout" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "thou" or "tout"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "thou" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,529 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thou" and "tout" 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 #207,529 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.