Which to use
“taise” and “tisse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,040
- “taise” frequency rank
- #33,917
- “tisse” frequency rank
- 73957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taise | tisse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de taire. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif du verbe tisser. |
Where the eye mixes taise and tisse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. taise (CVVCV) and tisse (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between taise and tisse
A purely visual mix-up. taise (\tɛz\) and tisse (\tis\) 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 73957, 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\. tisse is at rank #33,917, tagged as averb, pronounced \tis\.
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 73957, this pair ranks #38,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taise vs tisse
Shared letters: eist. Private to "taise": a. Private to "tisse": -.
"taise" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "tisse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taise" for "tisse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "taise" vs "tisse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "taise" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tisse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,759 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taise" and "tisse" 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 #38,759 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.