Which to use
“toby” and “tos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,711
- “toby” frequency rank
- #48,234
- “tos” frequency rank
- 71945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toby | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poisson des récifs coralliens. | Élève de première année à l’École polytechnique. |
Where the eye mixes toby and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toby and tos
A purely visual mix-up. toby (\tɔ.bi\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71945, 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\. 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 71945, this pair ranks #45,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toby vs tos
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toby": by. Private to "tos": s.
"toby" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toby ← otby · tboy · tobby · tobyy · toyb · ttoby
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "toby" and "tos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "toby" 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 "toby" 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 #45,727 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toby" 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 #45,727 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.