Which to use
“tory” and “tos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,176
- “tory” frequency rank
- #48,234
- “tos” frequency rank
- 77410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tory | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom qu’on a donné en Angleterre aux partisans de Charles II, et qui depuis est resté le nom générique du parti conservateur. | Élève de première année à l’École polytechnique. |
Where the eye mixes tory and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tory runs 4 letters (CVCV) against tos's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tory and tos
A purely visual mix-up. tory (\tɔ.ʁi\) and tos (\tos\) 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 77410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tory is recorded at frequency rank #29,176, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ.ʁi\. tos is at rank #48,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tos\.
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 77410, this pair ranks #28,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tory vs tos
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tory": ry. Private to "tos": s.
"tory" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tory ← otry · torry · toryy · toyr · ttory
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tory" for "tos" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tory" or "tos" 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 "tory" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,448 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tory" and "tos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tos". 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 #28,448 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.