Which to use
“tories” and “toxines” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,834
- “tories” frequency rank
- #24,796
- “toxines” frequency rank
- 73630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tories | toxines |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tory. | Pluriel de toxine. |
Where the eye mixes tories and toxines
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tories with toxines
A purely visual mix-up. tories (\tɔ.ʁi\) and toxines (\tɔk.sin\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73630, 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\. toxines is at rank #24,796, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔk.sin\.
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 73630, this pair ranks #39,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tories vs toxines
Shared letters: eiost. Private to "tories": r. Private to "toxines": nx.
"tories" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "toxines" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tories" and "toxines" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tories" vs "toxines" - 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 "tories" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toxines" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,785 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tories" and "toxines" 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 #39,785 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.