Which to use
“tables” is a noun and “taillés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,297
- “tables” frequency rank
- #27,632
- “taillés” frequency rank
- 32929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tables | taillés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de table. | Masculin pluriel de taillé. |
Where the eye mixes tables and taillés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tables runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against taillés's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tables and taillés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tables is \tabl\ while taillés is \tɑ.je\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tables is recorded at frequency rank #5,297, classified as anoun, pronounced \tabl\. taillés is at rank #27,632, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɑ.je\.
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 32929, this pair ranks #294,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tables vs taillés
Shared letters: alst. Private to "tables": be. Private to "taillés": ié.
"tables" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "taillés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tables ← atbles · tabbles · tabels · tabless · tablles · tablse · talbes · tbales
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tables" and "taillés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tables" or "taillés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tables" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taillés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,015 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tables" and "taillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taillés vs taillis". 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 #294,015 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.