Which to use
“tos” and “toto” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,234
- “tos” frequency rank
- #21,191
- “toto” frequency rank
- 69425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tos | toto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élève de première année à l’École polytechnique. | Pou de corps. |
Where the eye mixes tos and toto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tos runs 3 letters (CVC) against toto's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tos with toto
A purely visual mix-up. tos (\tos\) and toto (\to.to\) 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 69425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tos is recorded at frequency rank #48,234, classified as anoun, pronounced \tos\. toto is at rank #21,191, tagged as anoun, pronounced \to.to\.
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 69425, this pair ranks #55,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tos vs toto
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tos": s. Private to "toto": -.
"tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "toto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- toto ← toot · totto · ttoo · ttoto
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tos" for "toto" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tos" or "toto" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tos" and "toto" 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 #55,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.