Which to use
“tai” is a noun and “te” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,001
- “tai” frequency rank
- #103
- “te” frequency rank
- 20104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tai | te |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Boue, fange, limon, bourbier. | Pronom à la deuxième personne du singulier, utilisé pour désigner celui à qui l’on parle, en tant que complément d’objet direct ou indirect. |
Letter map: tai vs te
Shared letters muted; letters that set tai and te apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for tai / te
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tai is anoun and teapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20104, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tai is recorded at frequency rank #20,001, classified as anoun. te is at rank #103, tagged as apron, pronounced \tə\.
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 20104, this pair ranks #369,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tai vs te
Shared letters: t. Private to "tai": ai. Private to "te": e.
"tai" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "te" · 2 letters · shape CV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tai" and "te" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "tai" or "te" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "tai" vs "te" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tai" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "te" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #369,941 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tai" and "te" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tai vs tif". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #369,941 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.