Which to use
“tome” and “torse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,801
- “tome” frequency rank
- #10,598
- “torse” frequency rank
- 13399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tome | torse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division intellectuelle d’un ouvrage, correspondant ou pas avec un volume. | Partie du corps humain qui s’étend depuis le cou jusqu’à la base du ventre. |
Where the eye mixes tome and torse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tome runs 4 letters (CVCV) against torse's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tome vs torse
A purely visual mix-up. tome (\tom\) and torse (\tɔʁs\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tome is recorded at frequency rank #2,801, classified as anoun, pronounced \tom\. torse is at rank #10,598, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔʁs\.
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 13399, this pair ranks #401,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tome vs torse
Shared letters: eot. Private to "tome": m. Private to "torse": rs.
"tome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "torse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tome" for "torse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tome" vs "torse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tome" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "torse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #401,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tome" and "torse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tories vs torse". 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 #401,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.