Which to use
“T4” is a noun and “ta” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,791
- “T4” frequency rank
- #181
- “ta” frequency rank
- 24972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | T4 | ta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quatrième trimestre : octobre, novembre et décembre. | Déterminant marquant la possession d’un objet (de genre féminin) appartenant à celui (de nombre singulier) à qui l’on parle. |
Where the eye mixes T4 and ta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between T4 and ta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: T4 is \te.katʁ\ while ta is \ta\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - 4 in “T4” becomes a in “ta”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs determiner), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
T4 is recorded at frequency rank #24,791, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.katʁ\. ta is at rank #181, tagged as adet, pronounced \ta\.
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 24972, this pair ranks #343,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of T4 vs ta
Shared letters: t. Private to "T4": -. Private to "ta": a.
"T4" · 1 letters · shape C · "ta" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "T4" for "ta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "T4" vs "ta" - which ranks higher?
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 "T4" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #343,514 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "T4" and "ta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "T4 vs tif". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #343,514 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.