Which to use
“toast” and “tos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,569
- “toast” frequency rank
- #48,234
- “tos” frequency rank
- 77803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toast | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Proposition de boire à la santé de quelqu’un, à l’accomplissement d’un vœu, etc. | Élève de première année à l’École polytechnique. |
Where the eye mixes toast and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. toast runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against tos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses toast with tos
A purely visual mix-up. toast (\tost\) and tos (\tos\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77803, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toast is recorded at frequency rank #29,569, classified as anoun, pronounced \tost\. tos is at rank #48,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tos\.
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 77803, this pair ranks #27,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toast vs tos
Shared letters: ost. Private to "toast": a. Private to "tos": -.
"toast" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toast ← otast · taost · toasst · toastt · toats · tosat · ttoast
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "toast" and "tos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "toast" vs "tos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "toast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,411 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toast" and "tos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif 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 #27,411 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.