Which to use
“tailleurs” and “tilleuls” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,834
- “tailleurs” frequency rank
- #44,224
- “tilleuls” frequency rank
- 75058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tailleurs | tilleuls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tailleur. | Pluriel de tilleul. |
Where the eye mixes tailleurs and tilleuls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. tailleurs runs 9 letters (CVVCCVVCC) against tilleuls's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tailleurs with tilleuls
A purely visual mix-up. tailleurs (\tɑ.jœʁ\) and tilleuls (\ti.jœl\) 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 75058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tailleurs is recorded at frequency rank #30,834, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ.jœʁ\. tilleuls is at rank #44,224, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ti.jœl\.
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 75058, this pair ranks #35,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tailleurs vs tilleuls
Shared letters: eilstu. Private to "tailleurs": ar. Private to "tilleuls": -.
"tailleurs" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCC · "tilleuls" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tailleurs" for "tilleuls" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tailleurs" vs "tilleuls" - which ranks higher?
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 "tailleurs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tilleuls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,250 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tailleurs" and "tilleuls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tilleul vs tilleuls". 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 #35,250 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.