Which to use
“tos” and “tro” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,234
- “tos” frequency rank
- #29,579
- “tro” frequency rank
- 77813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tos | tro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Élève de première année à l’École polytechnique. | Tour (du verbe tourner). |
Where the eye mixes tos and tro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tos vs tro
A purely visual mix-up. tos (\tos\) and tro (\ˈtroː\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77813, 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\. tro is at rank #29,579, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈtroː\.
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 77813, this pair ranks #27,374 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tos vs tro
Shared letters: ot. Private to "tos": s. Private to "tro": r.
"tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tro" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tos" and "tro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tos" or "tro"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,374 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tos" and "tro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,374 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.