Which to use
“Todd” is a name and “tour” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,271
- “Todd” frequency rank
- #360
- “tour” frequency rank
- 12631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Todd | tour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom de famille. | Construction élevée, cylindrique, carrée ou polygonale. |
Letter map: Todd vs tour
Shared letters muted; letters that set Todd and tour apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Todd (CVCC) and tour (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Todd and tour
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Todd is aname and touranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Todd is recorded at frequency rank #12,271, classified as aname. tour is at rank #360, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tuʁ\.
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 12631, this pair ranks #404,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Todd vs tour
Shared letters: ot. Private to "Todd": d. Private to "tour": ru.
"Todd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Todd" and "tour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Todd" or "tour" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "Todd" vs "tour" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Todd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,444 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Todd" and "tour" 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 #404,444 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.