Which to use
“tailler” is a verb and “taillés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,873
- “tailler” frequency rank
- #27,632
- “taillés” frequency rank
- 40505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tailler | taillés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couper, retrancher d’une matière, en ôter avec le marteau, le ciseau, ou tout autre instrument, ce qu’il y a de superflu, pour lui donner une certaine forme, pour la rendre propre à tel ou tel usage. | Masculin pluriel de taillé. |
Same sound, different letters: tailler vs taillés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. tailler and taillés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - tailler / taillés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tailler and taillés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tɑ.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tailler is recorded at frequency rank #12,873, classified as averb, pronounced \tɑ.je\. taillés is at rank #27,632, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɑ.je\.
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 40505, this pair ranks #239,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tailler vs taillés
Shared letters: ailt. Private to "tailler": er. Private to "taillés": sé.
"tailler" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "taillés" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tailler ← atiller · tailelr · tailer · taillerr · taillre · taliler · tialler · ttailler
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tailler" and "taillés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tailler" or "taillés"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "tailler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taillés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,981 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tailler" and "taillés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taillés vs taillis". 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 #239,981 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.