Which to use
“taise” and “taisez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,040
- “taise” frequency rank
- #29,996
- “taisez” frequency rank
- 70036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taise | taisez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de taire. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de taire. |
Where the eye mixes taise and taisez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. taise runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against taisez's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses taise with taisez
A purely visual mix-up. taise (\tɛz\) and taisez (\tɛ.ze\) 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) - “taise” sits inside “taisez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taise is recorded at frequency rank #40,040, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛz\. taisez is at rank #29,996, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɛ.ze\.
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 70036, this pair ranks #52,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taise vs taisez
Shared letters: aeist. Private to "taise": -. Private to "taisez": z.
"taise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "taisez" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taise" for "taisez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "taise" vs "taisez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "taise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taisez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,882 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taise" and "taisez" 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 #52,882 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.