Which to use
“Tor” and “Tora” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,440
- “Tor” frequency rank
- #48,233
- “Tora” frequency rank
- 70673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tor | Tora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portail (porte d’entrée d’un terrain). | Variante orthographique de Thora. |
Where the eye mixes Tor and Tora
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tor runs 3 letters (CVC) against Tora's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Tor vs Tora
A purely visual mix-up. Tor (\toːɐ̯\) and Tora (\tɔ.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “Tor” sits inside “Tora”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tor is recorded at frequency rank #22,440, classified as anoun, pronounced \toːɐ̯\. Tora is at rank #48,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.ʁa\.
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 70673, this pair ranks #50,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Tor vs Tora
Shared letters: ort. Private to "Tor": -. Private to "Tora": a.
"Tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Tora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tora ← otra · toar · torra · troa · ttora
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tor" for "Tora" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Tor" vs "Tora" - 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 "Tor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,470 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tor" and "Tora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tora vs turf". 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 #50,470 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.