Which to use
“token” is a noun and “Tokyo” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,832
- “token” frequency rank
- #4,898
- “Tokyo” frequency rank
- 53730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | token | Tokyo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Lexème ou lexie. | Capitale et métropole du Japon, administrativement et législativement composée de 23 arrondissements, chacun desquels a un maire et un conseil municipal. |
Where the eye mixes token and Tokyo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: token vs Tokyo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: token is \to.kɛn\ while Tokyo is \to.kjo\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
token is recorded at frequency rank #48,832, classified as anoun, pronounced \to.kɛn\. Tokyo is at rank #4,898, 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 53730, this pair ranks #138,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of token vs Tokyo
Shared letters: kot. Private to "token": en. Private to "Tokyo": y.
"token" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Tokyo" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "token" for "Tokyo" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "token" or "Tokyo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "token" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tokyo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "token" and "Tokyo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toe vs token". 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 #138,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.