Which to use
“talus” and “tamis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,508
- “talus” frequency rank
- #37,577
- “tamis” frequency rank
- 63085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | talus | tamis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pente, inclinaison. | Sorte de crible, de sas qui sert à passer des matières pulvérulentes, les liquides troubles, etc. |
Where the eye mixes talus and tamis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. talus and tamis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses talus with tamis
A purely visual mix-up. talus (\ta.ly\) and tamis (\ta.mi\) 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 63085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
talus is recorded at frequency rank #25,508, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.ly\. tamis is at rank #37,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ta.mi\.
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 63085, this pair ranks #83,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of talus vs tamis
Shared letters: ast. Private to "talus": lu. Private to "tamis": im.
"talus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tamis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "talus" and "tamis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "talus" vs "tamis" - 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 "talus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tamis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,788 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "talus" and "tamis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tamis vs tari". 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 #83,788 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.