Which to use
“ta” and “ton” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #181
- “ta” frequency rank
- #127
- “ton” frequency rank
- 308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ta | ton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déterminant marquant la possession d’un objet (de genre féminin) appartenant à celui (de nombre singulier) à qui l’on parle. | Déterminant possessif dont le possesseur est la deuxième personne du singulier et le possédé est masculin singulier. |
Where the eye mixes ta and ton
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ta with ton
A purely visual mix-up. ta (\ta\) and ton (\tɔ̃\) 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 308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ta is recorded at frequency rank #181, classified as adet, pronounced \ta\. ton is at rank #127, tagged as adet, pronounced \tɔ̃\.
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 308, this pair ranks #439,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ta vs ton
Shared letters: t. Private to "ta": a. Private to "ton": no.
"ta" · 2 letters · shape CV · "ton" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ta" for "ton" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ta" or "ton"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ton" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ta" and "ton" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ta vs tif". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #439,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.