Which to use
“tâchez” and “tacler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,666
- “tâchez” frequency rank
- #44,764
- “tacler” frequency rank
- 92430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tâchez | tacler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tâcher. | Faire un tacle en sport et en particulier au football : tenter de prendre le ballon entre les pieds de l’adversaire. |
Where the eye mixes tâchez and tacler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tâchez and tacler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tâchez and tacler
A purely visual mix-up. tâchez (\tɑ.ʃe\) and tacler (\ta.kle\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92430, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tâchez is recorded at frequency rank #47,666, classified as averb, pronounced \tɑ.ʃe\. tacler is at rank #44,764, tagged as averb, pronounced \ta.kle\.
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 92430, this pair ranks #2,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tâchez vs tacler
Shared letters: cet. Private to "tâchez": hzâ. Private to "tacler": alr.
"tâchez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tacler" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tacler ← atcler · taccler · tacelr · taclerr · tacller · taclre · talcer · tcaler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tâchez" and "tacler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tâchez" vs "tacler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tâchez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tacler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tâchez" and "tacler" 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 #2,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.