Which to use
“tais” and “taise” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,078
- “tais” frequency rank
- #40,040
- “taise” frequency rank
- 53118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tais | taise |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de taire. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de taire. |
Where the eye mixes tais and taise
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tais runs 4 letters (CVVC) against taise's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tais with taise
A purely visual mix-up. tais (\tɛ\) and taise (\tɛz\) 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 extra letter(s) - “tais” sits inside “taise”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tais is recorded at frequency rank #13,078, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛ\. taise is at rank #40,040, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɛz\.
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 53118, this pair ranks #142,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tais vs taise
Shared letters: aist. Private to "tais": -. Private to "taise": e.
"tais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "taise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tais" and "taise" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tais" or "taise"?
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 "tais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taise" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,925 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tais" and "taise" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taise vs tice". 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 #142,925 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.