# tonnes vs tonus

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### tonnes
*noun · IPA \tɔn\ · frequency rank #2,970*
Pluriel de tonne.

### tonus
*noun · IPA \tɔ.nys\ · frequency rank #35,755*
Tension, contraction légère et permanente, tenue des muscles.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/tonnes-vs-tonus