Which to use
“T3” and “tos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,705
- “T3” frequency rank
- #48,234
- “tos” frequency rank
- 71939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | T3 | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième trimestre : juillet, août et septembre. | Élève de première année à l’École polytechnique. |
Where the eye mixes T3 and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: T3 vs tos
A purely visual mix-up. T3 (\te.tʁwa\) 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 71939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
T3 is recorded at frequency rank #23,705, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.tʁwa\. 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 71939, this pair ranks #45,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of T3 vs tos
Shared letters: t. Private to "T3": -. Private to "tos": os.
"T3" · 1 letters · shape C · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "T3" and "tos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "T3" or "tos"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "T3" 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 #45,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "T3" and "tos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #45,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.