Which to use
“tailler” and “titiller” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,873
- “tailler” frequency rank
- #33,918
- “titiller” frequency rank
- 46791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tailler | titiller |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Chatouiller légèrement. |
Where the eye mixes tailler and titiller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tailler with titiller
A purely visual mix-up. tailler (\tɑ.je\) and titiller (\ti.ti.je\) 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 46791, 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\. titiller is at rank #33,918, tagged as averb, pronounced \ti.ti.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 46791, this pair ranks #192,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tailler vs titiller
Shared letters: eilrt. Private to "tailler": a. Private to "titiller": -.
"tailler" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "titiller" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tailler" and "titiller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tailler" vs "titiller" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tailler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "titiller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,050 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tailler" and "titiller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tailler 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 #192,050 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.