Which to use
“tâchez” and “tapez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,666
- “tâchez” frequency rank
- #19,696
- “tapez” frequency rank
- 67362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tâchez | tapez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tâcher. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de taper. |
Where the eye mixes tâchez and tapez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tâchez runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tapez's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tâchez vs tapez
A purely visual mix-up. tâchez (\tɑ.ʃe\) and tapez (\ta.pe\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67362, 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\. tapez is at rank #19,696, tagged as averb, pronounced \ta.pe\.
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 67362, this pair ranks #63,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tâchez vs tapez
Shared letters: etz. Private to "tâchez": châ. Private to "tapez": ap.
"tâchez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tapez" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tapez ← atpez · taepz · tapezz · tappez · tapze · tpaez · ttapez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tâchez" for "tapez" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tâchez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tapez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,747 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tâchez" and "tapez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tâchez 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 #63,747 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.