Which to use
“toi” is a pronoun and “Tokio” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #120
- “toi” frequency rank
- #45,918
- “Tokio” frequency rank
- 46038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toi | Tokio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronom de la deuxième personne du singulier. | Ancienne orthographe de Tokyo (ville du Japon). |
Where the eye mixes toi and Tokio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toi and Tokio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: toi is \twa\ while Tokio is \to.kjo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toi is recorded at frequency rank #120, classified as apron, pronounced \twa\. Tokio is at rank #45,918, tagged as aname, pronounced \to.kjo\.
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 46038, this pair ranks #198,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toi vs Tokio
Shared letters: iot. Private to "toi": -. Private to "Tokio": k.
"toi" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Tokio" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tokio ← otkio · tkoio · toiko · tokkio · tokoi · ttokio
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toi" and "Tokio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toi" or "Tokio"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "toi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tokio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,111 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toi" and "Tokio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "token vs Tokio". 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 #198,111 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.