Which to use
“tofu” and “Tor” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,712
- “tofu” frequency rank
- #22,440
- “Tor” frequency rank
- 46152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tofu | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pâte blanche peu odorante, issue du caillage du lait de soja. | Portail (porte d’entrée d’un terrain). |
Where the eye mixes tofu and Tor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tofu vs Tor
A purely visual mix-up. tofu (\to.fu\) and Tor (\toːɐ̯\) 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 46152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tofu is recorded at frequency rank #23,712, classified as anoun, pronounced \to.fu\. Tor is at rank #22,440, tagged as anoun, pronounced \toːɐ̯\.
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 46152, this pair ranks #197,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tofu vs Tor
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tofu": fu. Private to "Tor": r.
"tofu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tofu ← otfu · tfou · toffu · touf · ttofu
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tofu" and "Tor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tofu" vs "Tor" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tofu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,189 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tofu" and "Tor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tofu". 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 #197,189 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.