# tonte vs tonton

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### tonte
*noun · IPA \tɔ̃t\ · frequency rank #38,573*
Action de tondre la laine, la pelouse, etc.

### tonton
*noun · IPA \tɔ̃.tɔ̃\ · frequency rank #15,050*
Oncle.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/tonte-vs-tonton