Which to use
“Tora” and “tori” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,233
- “Tora” frequency rank
- #37,584
- “tori” frequency rank
- 85817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tora | tori |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante orthographique de Thora. | Dans les arts martiaux japonais, celui qui exécute la prise. |
Where the eye mixes Tora and tori
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tora and tori follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Tora vs tori
A purely visual mix-up. Tora (\tɔ.ʁa\) and tori (\to.ʁi\) 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 a single letter - a in “Tora” becomes i in “tori”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85817, 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\. tori is at rank #37,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced \to.ʁi\.
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 85817, this pair ranks #10,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Tora vs tori
Shared letters: ort. Private to "Tora": a. Private to "tori": i.
"Tora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tora" for "tori" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Tora" vs "tori" - 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 "Tora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #10,710 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tora" and "tori" 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 #10,710 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.