toevstokenConfusable pair

Which to use

“toe” and “token” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,652
“toe” frequency rank
#48,832
“token” frequency rank
96484
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature toe token
Definition Doigt de pied, orteil. Lexème ou lexie.

Where the eye mixes toe and token

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

3 ch
toe
5 ch
token

Visual trap between toe and token

A purely visual mix-up. toe (\təʊ\) and token (\to.kɛn\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

toe is recorded at frequency rank #47,652, classified as anoun, pronounced \təʊ\. token is at rank #48,832, tagged as anoun, pronounced \to.kɛn\.

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 96484, this pair ranks #650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of toe vs token

Shared letters: eot. Private to "toe": -. Private to "token": kn.

"toe" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "token" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tokenotken · tkoen · toekn · tokenn · tokken · tokne · ttoken

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "toe" and "token" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\təʊ\ versus \to.kɛn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "toe" vs "token" - which ranks higher?
"toe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,652 in our French list, against #48,832 for "token". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "toe" and "token" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "toe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "token" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #650 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "toe" and "token" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs toe". 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 #650 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list