Which to use
“tact” and “THC” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,787
- “tact” frequency rank
- #43,694
- “THC” frequency rank
- 65481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tact | THC |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toucher, sens par lequel on connaît ce qui est chaud ou froid, dur ou mou, uni ou raboteux, etc. | Abréviation de tétrahydrocannabinol. |
Where the eye mixes tact and THC
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tact with THC
A purely visual mix-up. tact (\takt\) and THC (\te.aʃ.se\) 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 65481, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tact is recorded at frequency rank #21,787, classified as anoun, pronounced \takt\. THC is at rank #43,694, tagged as anoun, pronounced \te.aʃ.se\.
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 65481, this pair ranks #72,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tact vs THC
Shared letters: ct. Private to "tact": a. Private to "THC": h.
"tact" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "THC" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tact ← atct · tacct · tactt · tatc · tcat · ttact
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tact" for "THC" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tact" or "THC"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tact" and "THC" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tact" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "THC" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,157 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tact" and "THC" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "THC vs tif". 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 #72,157 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.