Which to use
“dîme” is a noun and “dits” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,076
- “dîme” frequency rank
- #5,747
- “dits” frequency rank
- 39823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dîme | dits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Portion des grains, des vins, des fruits, etc., qui se payait à l’église, ou au seigneur du lieu, et qui en était ordinairement le dixième. | Masculin pluriel de dit. |
Where the eye mixes dîme and dits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dîme vs dits
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dîme is \dim\ while dits is [di]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dîme is recorded at frequency rank #34,076, classified as anoun, pronounced \dim\. dits is at rank #5,747, tagged as anadj, pronounced [di].
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 39823, this pair ranks #245,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dîme vs dits
Shared letters: d. Private to "dîme": emî. Private to "dits": ist.
"dîme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dits ← ddits · dist · ditss · ditts · dtis · idts
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dîme" and "dits" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dîme" or "dits"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dîme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dits" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,102 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dîme" and "dits" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dîme vs domi". 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 #245,102 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.