tablevstasseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“table” and “tasse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,013
“table” frequency rank
#7,907
“tasse” frequency rank
8920
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature table tasse
Definition Surface plane de bois, de pierre, de marbre, etc., posée sur un ou plusieurs pieds et qui sert à divers usages. Récipient pour boire, muni d’une anse.

Where the eye mixes table and tasse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
table
5 ch
tasse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. table (\tabl\) and tasse (\tas\) 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 8920, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

table is recorded at frequency rank #1,013, classified as anoun, pronounced \tabl\. tasse is at rank #7,907, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tas\.

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 8920, this pair ranks #418,419 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of table vs tasse

Shared letters: aet. Private to "table": bl. Private to "tasse": s.

"table" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "tasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tableatble · tabble · tabel · tablle · talbe · tbale · ttable
  • tasseatsse · tase · tases · tsase · ttasse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "table" and "tasse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\tabl\ versus \tas\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "table" or "tasse"?
"table" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,013 in our French list, against #7,907 for "tasse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list