Which to use
“tablier” is a noun and “tailler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,020
- “tablier” frequency rank
- #12,873
- “tailler” frequency rank
- 28893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tablier | tailler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce de toile, de serge, de cuir, etc., que les domestiques, les artisans, etc., mettent sur leurs habits pour les préserver tout en travaillant. | Couper, retrancher d’une matière, en ôter avec le marteau, le ciseau, ou tout autre instrument, ce qu’il y a de superflu, pour lui donner une certaine forme, pour la rendre propre à tel ou tel usage. |
Where the eye mixes tablier and tailler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tablier with tailler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tablier is \ta.bli.je\ while tailler is \tɑ.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tablier is recorded at frequency rank #16,020, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.bli.je\. tailler is at rank #12,873, tagged as averb, 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 28893, this pair ranks #319,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tablier vs tailler
Shared letters: aeilrt. Private to "tablier": b. Private to "tailler": -.
"tablier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "tailler" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tablier" for "tailler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tablier" vs "tailler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tablier" and "tailler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tablier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tailler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tablier" and "tailler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tableur vs tablier". 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 #319,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.