Which to use
“tabacs” and “tables” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,559
- “tabacs” frequency rank
- #5,297
- “tables” frequency rank
- 46856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tabacs | tables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tabac. | Pluriel de table. |
Where the eye mixes tabacs and tables
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tabacs vs tables
A purely visual mix-up. tabacs (\ta.ba\) and tables (\tabl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tabacs is recorded at frequency rank #41,559, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.ba\. tables is at rank #5,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tabl\.
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 46856, this pair ranks #191,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tabacs vs tables
Shared letters: abst. Private to "tabacs": c. Private to "tables": el.
"tabacs" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "tables" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tabacs" for "tables" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tabacs" or "tables"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tabacs" and "tables" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tabacs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,526 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tabacs" and "tables" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tabacs vs tatars". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #191,526 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.