Which to use
“toits” is a noun and “tot” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,420
- “toits” frequency rank
- #15,273
- “tot” frequency rank
- 25693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toits | tot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de toit. | Mort, qui ne vit plus. |
Where the eye mixes toits and tot
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toits and tot
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: toits is \twa\ while tot is \toːt\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toits is recorded at frequency rank #10,420, classified as anoun, pronounced \twa\. tot is at rank #15,273, tagged as anadj, pronounced \toːt\.
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 25693, this pair ranks #339,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toits vs tot
Shared letters: ot. Private to "toits": is. Private to "tot": -.
"toits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "tot" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toits ← otits · tiots · toist · toitss · toitts · totis · ttoits
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toits" for "tot" ever safe?
Frequency check: "toits" vs "tot" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "toits" and "tot" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "toits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #339,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toits" and "tot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tot". 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 #339,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.