Which to use
“ta” is a determiner and “tus” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #181
- “ta” frequency rank
- #40,544
- “tus” frequency rank
- 40725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ta | tus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déterminant marquant la possession d’un objet (de genre féminin) appartenant à celui (de nombre singulier) à qui l’on parle. | Masculin pluriel de tu. |
Where the eye mixes ta and tus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ta vs tus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ta is \ta\ while tus is \ty\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40725, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ta is recorded at frequency rank #181, classified as adet, pronounced \ta\. tus is at rank #40,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ty\.
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 40725, this pair ranks #238,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ta vs tus
Shared letters: t. Private to "ta": a. Private to "tus": su.
"ta" · 2 letters · shape CV · "tus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ta" for "tus" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ta" vs "tus" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,372 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ta" and "tus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tus". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #238,372 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.