Which to use
“tabous” and “tous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,114
- “tabous” frequency rank
- #79
- “tous” frequency rank
- 22193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tabous | tous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tabou. | Masculin pluriel de tout. |
Where the eye mixes tabous and tous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tabous with tous
A purely visual mix-up. tabous (\ta.bu\) and tous (\tu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tabous is recorded at frequency rank #22,114, classified as anadj, pronounced \ta.bu\. tous is at rank #79, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tu\.
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 22193, this pair ranks #359,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tabous vs tous
Shared letters: ostu. Private to "tabous": ab. Private to "tous": -.
"tabous" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "tous" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tabous" and "tous" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tabous" or "tous"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tabous" and "tous" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tabous" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tabous" and "tous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tabous vs tatoués". 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 #359,366 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.