Which to use
“Todd” is a name and “ton” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,271
- “Todd” frequency rank
- #127
- “ton” frequency rank
- 12398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Todd | ton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Déterminant possessif dont le possesseur est la deuxième personne du singulier et le possédé est masculin singulier. |
Letter map: Todd vs ton
Shared letters muted; letters that set Todd and ton apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: Todd vs ton
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Todd is aname and tonadeterminer. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Todd is recorded at frequency rank #12,271, classified as aname. ton is at rank #127, tagged as adet, pronounced \tɔ̃\.
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 12398, this pair ranks #405,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Todd vs ton
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Todd": d. Private to "ton": n.
"Todd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "ton" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Todd ← otdd · tdod · tod · ttodd
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Todd" and "ton" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "Todd" or "ton" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Todd" and "ton".
- Full dictionary entry for "Todd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ton" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Todd" and "ton" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tad vs Todd". 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 #405,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.