Which to use
“tamis” and “tanins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,577
- “tamis” frequency rank
- #40,042
- “tanins” frequency rank
- 77619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tamis | tanins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de crible, de sas qui sert à passer des matières pulvérulentes, les liquides troubles, etc. | Pluriel de tanin. |
Where the eye mixes tamis and tanins
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tamis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tanins's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tamis vs tanins
A purely visual mix-up. tamis (\ta.mi\) and tanins (\ta.nɛ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tamis is recorded at frequency rank #37,577, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.mi\. tanins is at rank #40,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ta.nɛ̃\.
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 77619, this pair ranks #27,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tamis vs tanins
Shared letters: aist. Private to "tamis": m. Private to "tanins": n.
"tamis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tanins" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tamis" and "tanins" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tamis" vs "tanins" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tamis" and "tanins" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tamis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tanins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,857 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tamis" and "tanins" 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 #27,857 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.