Which to use
“toby” and “Tor” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,711
- “toby” frequency rank
- #22,440
- “Tor” frequency rank
- 46151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toby | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poisson des récifs coralliens. | Portail (porte d’entrée d’un terrain). |
Where the eye mixes toby and Tor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: toby vs Tor
A purely visual mix-up. toby (\tɔ.bi\) and Tor (\toːɐ̯\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toby is recorded at frequency rank #23,711, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.bi\. Tor is at rank #22,440, tagged as anoun, pronounced \toːɐ̯\.
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 46151, this pair ranks #197,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toby vs Tor
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toby": by. Private to "Tor": r.
"toby" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toby ← otby · tboy · tobby · tobyy · toyb · ttoby
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "toby" and "Tor" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "toby" or "Tor"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "toby" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toby" and "Tor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toby vs todo". 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 #197,198 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.