Which to use
“todo” is an adjective and “tords” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,831
- “todo” frequency rank
- #46,494
- “tords” frequency rank
- 95325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | todo | tords |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Entier, total, tout. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de tordre. |
Where the eye mixes todo and tords
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. todo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tords's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses todo with tords
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: todo is [ˈto.ðo] while tords is \tɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
todo is recorded at frequency rank #48,831, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈto.ðo]. tords is at rank #46,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɔʁ\.
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 95325, this pair ranks #1,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of todo vs tords
Shared letters: dot. Private to "todo": -. Private to "tords": rs.
"todo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tords" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "todo" for "tords" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "todo" or "tords" show up more?
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 "todo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tords" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,137 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "todo" and "tords" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tad 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 #1,137 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.