Which to use
“tailler” and “tripler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,873
- “tailler” frequency rank
- #34,789
- “tripler” frequency rank
- 47662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tailler | tripler |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Rendre triple, multiplier par trois. |
Where the eye mixes tailler and tripler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tailler vs tripler
A purely visual mix-up. tailler (\tɑ.je\) and tripler (\tʁi.ple\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47662, 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\. tripler is at rank #34,789, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁi.ple\.
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 47662, this pair ranks #185,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tailler vs tripler
Shared letters: eilrt. Private to "tailler": a. Private to "tripler": p.
"tailler" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "tripler" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tailler" for "tripler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tailler" vs "tripler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tailler" and "tripler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tailler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tripler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tailler" and "tripler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tripler vs triplés". 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 #185,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.