# tics vs toc

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### tics
*noun · IPA \tik\ · frequency rank #35,308*
Pluriel de tic.

### toc
*onomatopoeia · IPA \tɔk\ · frequency rank #12,684*
Onomatopée servant à exprimer un bruit sec, un choc.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/tics-vs-toc