Which to use
“Tora” is a noun and “tord” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,233
- “Tora” frequency rank
- #10,800
- “tord” frequency rank
- 59033
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tora | tord |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de Thora. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de tordre. |
Where the eye mixes Tora and tord
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tora (CVCV) and tord (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Tora vs tord
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tora is \tɔ.ʁa\ while tord is \tɔʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Tora” becomes d in “tord”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tora is recorded at frequency rank #48,233, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.ʁa\. tord is at rank #10,800, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɔʁ\.
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 59033, this pair ranks #105,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Tora vs tord
Shared letters: ort. Private to "Tora": a. Private to "tord": d.
"Tora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tord" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tora" and "tord" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "Tora" or "tord" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tord" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,460 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tora" and "tord" 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 #105,460 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.