Which to use
“tableur” and “tablier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,384
- “tableur” frequency rank
- #16,020
- “tablier” frequency rank
- 65404
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tableur | tablier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fabricant de table d'harmonie pour les instruments de musique. | Pièce de toile, de serge, de cuir, etc., que les domestiques, les artisans, etc., mettent sur leurs habits pour les préserver tout en travaillant. |
Where the eye mixes tableur and tablier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tableur and tablier
A purely visual mix-up. tableur (\ta.blœʁ\) and tablier (\ta.bli.je\) 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 65404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tableur is recorded at frequency rank #49,384, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.blœʁ\. tablier is at rank #16,020, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ta.bli.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 65404, this pair ranks #72,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tableur vs tablier
Shared letters: abelrt. Private to "tableur": u. Private to "tablier": i.
"tableur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "tablier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tableur" and "tablier" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tableur" or "tablier"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tableur" and "tablier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tableur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tablier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tableur" and "tablier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tableur vs tacler". 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 #72,507 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.