Which to use
“tailler” and “troller” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,873
- “tailler” frequency rank
- #35,315
- “troller” frequency rank
- 48188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tailler | troller |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Quêter au hasard dans une enceinte où l’on n'a pas fait détourner la bête. |
Where the eye mixes tailler and troller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tailler (CVVCCVC) and troller (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses tailler with troller
A purely visual mix-up. tailler (\tɑ.je\) and troller (\tʁo.le\) 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 48188, 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\. troller is at rank #35,315, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁo.le\.
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 48188, this pair ranks #180,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tailler vs troller
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "tailler": ai. Private to "troller": o.
"tailler" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "troller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tailler" and "troller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tailler" or "troller"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tailler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "troller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tailler" and "troller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teller vs troller". 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 #180,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.