Which to use
“tab” is a noun and “ton” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,865
- “tab” frequency rank
- #127
- “ton” frequency rank
- 20992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tab | ton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vignette attenant à un timbre situé en bord de feuille (ce terme est généralement utilisé pour parler des vignettes de bas de feuille des timbres israéliens). | Déterminant possessif dont le possesseur est la deuxième personne du singulier et le possédé est masculin singulier. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tab and ton apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
tab and ton form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tab is recorded at frequency rank #20,865, classified as anoun, pronounced \tab\. 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 20992, this pair ranks #365,426 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tab" and "ton" be used interchangeably?
Remembering tab vs ton
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “tab”; for a determiner, it's “ton”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tab” entry
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