Which to use
“taillé” is an adjective and “tuile” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,046
- “taillé” frequency rank
- #28,781
- “tuile” frequency rank
- 43827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taillé | tuile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fait, proportionné. | Carreau de peu d’épaisseur, fait de terre grasse pétrie, séchée et cuite au four, tantôt plat, tantôt courbé en demi-cylindre, et dont on se sert pour couvrir les maisons, les bâtiments. |
Where the eye mixes taillé and tuile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. taillé runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against tuile's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses taillé with tuile
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: taillé is \tɑ.je\ while tuile is \tɥil\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taillé is recorded at frequency rank #15,046, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɑ.je\. tuile is at rank #28,781, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɥil\.
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 43827, this pair ranks #215,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taillé vs tuile
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "taillé": aé. Private to "tuile": eu.
"taillé" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tuile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tuile ← tiule · ttuile · tuiel · tuille · tulie
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taillé" and "tuile" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "taillé" or "tuile"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "taillé" and "tuile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "taillé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tuile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,080 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taillé" and "tuile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tice vs tuile". 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 #215,080 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.