Which to use
“tories” and “tory” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,834
- “tories” frequency rank
- #29,176
- “tory” frequency rank
- 78010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tories | tory |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tory. | Nom qu’on a donné en Angleterre aux partisans de Charles II, et qui depuis est resté le nom générique du parti conservateur. |
Same sound, different letters: tories vs tory
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters. tories runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against tory's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - tories / tory
This is the hard kind. tories and tory are pronounced identically (\tɔ.ʁi\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tories is recorded at frequency rank #48,834, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.ʁi\. tory is at rank #29,176, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.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 78010, this pair ranks #26,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tories vs tory
Shared letters: ort. Private to "tories": eis. Private to "tory": y.
"tories" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "tory" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "tories" / "tory". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "tories" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tory" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,859 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tories" and "tory" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tories vs trips". 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 #26,859 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.