To and too are homophones; which means they are spelled differently but sound the same. They also have different meanings and their usage also differs.

• To is a preposition that has several meanings such as – towards, near, in the direction of, just before, etc.
• Too is an adverb that indicates different meanings such as – also, besides, moreover, else, in addition, etc.

It is not uncommon to see people confuse and misuse these words. It’s an atrocious error that is committed quite habitually. However, if you learn their right usage, you will never falter in using them correctly.

How to Use To

To is a preposition; it comes handy in several sentences. It can be used to express several things.

You can use it as a sense of reaching or approaching.

• If you express the result of an action or a process – The vase was smashed to pieces.
• After he heard the news, his expressions changed from being happy to sad.

It can be used to identify a thing or a person affected by something

• You were very kind to him.

It can be used to indicate that two things are linked

• He tied his dog to the gate

To can also be used to compare

• The hotel is nothing to what it was in 2010.

Express a result or outcome

• He left the cat to die.

These are just a few ways in which to can be used. By now, you already have an idea about where you could use to in your sentences.

How to Use Too

Too is an adverb and a very useful word. However, unlike to it doesn’t have many meanings. It can be used in place of – in addition, as well, besides, else, moreover and as well. Too is also used to denote excessiveness of something. Several speakers use too in place of ‘very’ in their speech.

Using too as in addition

• Are they coming too?

Using it as Moreover

• He is a grown man, and handsome too

Using it as very in speech

• She is too kind

Using too to refer excessively

• He was too drunk

How to Remember the Difference Between To and Too

You wouldn’t have to worry about the pronunciation part because both the words sound the same and are pronounced same too. However, its usage while writing is what should be taken care of. If you are confused about using the right to/too then you should try and use their substitutes.

However, with some practice, you can easily perfect the difference between to and too. Their usages are completely different and you wouldn’t have an issue in remembering to use them in the correct way.