# told vs tools

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### told
*verb · IPA \təʊld\ · frequency rank #45,349*
Prétérit de tell.

### tools
*noun · IPA \tuːlz\ · frequency rank #48,232*
Pluriel de tool.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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