# time vs tom

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### time
*noun · frequency rank #4,194*
Temps.

### tom
*noun · IPA \tɔm\ · frequency rank #2,600*
Abréviation courante de tom-tom (instrument de percussion).

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