Which to use
“toe” and “tollé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,652
- “toe” frequency rank
- #27,264
- “tollé” frequency rank
- 74916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toe | tollé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Doigt de pied, orteil. | Cri d’indignation (souvent figuratif). |
Where the eye mixes toe and tollé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. toe runs 3 letters (CVV) against tollé's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses toe with tollé
A purely visual mix-up. toe (\təʊ\) and tollé (\tɔ.le\) 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 74916, 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\. tollé is at rank #27,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.le\.
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 74916, this pair ranks #35,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toe vs tollé
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toe": e. Private to "tollé": lé.
"toe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "tollé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "toe" and "tollé" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "toe" or "tollé"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "toe" and "tollé" 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 "tollé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toe" and "tollé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs toe". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.