Which to use
“toit” is a noun and “toxic” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,229
- “toit” frequency rank
- #46,499
- “toxic” frequency rank
- 49728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toit | toxic |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ouvrage constitué de la charpente et de la couverture qui sert à couvrir un bâtiment. | Toxique (dangereux pour la santé). |
Where the eye mixes toit and toxic
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: toit vs toxic
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: toit is \twa\ while toxic is \ˈtɒk.sɪk\. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49728, 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\. toxic is at rank #46,499, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ˈtɒk.sɪk\.
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 49728, this pair ranks #168,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of toit vs toxic
Shared letters: iot. Private to "toit": -. Private to "toxic": cx.
"toit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "toxic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toit" for "toxic" ever safe?
Which is more common, "toit" or "toxic"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "toit" and "toxic" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toxic" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,290 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toit" and "toxic" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tokio vs toxic". 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 #168,290 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.