Which to use
“tait” and “trahit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,520
- “tait” frequency rank
- #18,348
- “trahit” frequency rank
- 33868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tait | trahit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de taire. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de trahir. |
Where the eye mixes tait and trahit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tait runs 4 letters (CVVC) against trahit's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tait vs trahit
A purely visual mix-up. tait (\tɛ\) and trahit (\tʁa.i\) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tait is recorded at frequency rank #15,520, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛ\. trahit is at rank #18,348, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.i\.
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 33868, this pair ranks #287,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tait vs trahit
Shared letters: ait. Private to "tait": -. Private to "trahit": hr.
"tait" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "trahit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tait" for "trahit" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tait" vs "trahit" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trahit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,741 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tait" and "trahit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tait vs tif". 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 #287,741 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.