Which to use
“toe” is a noun and “tord” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,652
- “toe” frequency rank
- #10,800
- “tord” frequency rank
- 58452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toe | tord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Doigt de pied, orteil. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de tordre. |
Where the eye mixes toe and tord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toe and tord
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: toe is \təʊ\ while tord 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58452, 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\. tord is at rank #10,800, 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 58452, this pair ranks #109,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toe vs tord
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toe": e. Private to "tord": dr.
"toe" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "tord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tord ← otrd · todr · tordd · torrd · trod · ttord
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toe" and "tord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toe" or "tord"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "toe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,002 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toe" and "tord" 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 #109,002 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.