Which to use
“toe” and “topo” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,652
- “toe” frequency rank
- #27,265
- “topo” frequency rank
- 74917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toe | topo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Doigt de pied, orteil. | Guide papier utilisé par les grimpeurs pour trouver l’emplacement des voies d’escalade sur les falaises et en montagne. |
Where the eye mixes toe and topo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. toe runs 3 letters (CVV) against topo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: toe vs topo
A purely visual mix-up. toe (\təʊ\) and topo (\to.po\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74917, 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\. topo is at rank #27,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced \to.po\.
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 74917, this pair ranks #35,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toe vs topo
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toe": e. Private to "topo": p.
"toe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "topo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- topo ← otpo · toop · toppo · tpoo · ttopo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toe" and "topo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toe" or "topo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "toe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "topo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,649 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toe" and "topo" 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 #35,649 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.