Which to use
“toit” and “tome” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,229
- “toit” frequency rank
- #2,801
- “tome” frequency rank
- 6030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toit | tome |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ouvrage constitué de la charpente et de la couverture qui sert à couvrir un bâtiment. | Division intellectuelle d’un ouvrage, correspondant ou pas avec un volume. |
Where the eye mixes toit and tome
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toit and tome
A purely visual mix-up. toit (\twa\) and tome (\tom\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toit is recorded at frequency rank #3,229, classified as anoun, pronounced \twa\. tome is at rank #2,801, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tom\.
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 6030, this pair ranks #427,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toit vs tome
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toit": i. Private to "tome": em.
"toit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toit" and "tome" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toit" or "tome"?
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 "toit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tome" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,370 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toit" and "tome" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs toit". 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 #427,370 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.