Which to use
“tamis” and “taudis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,577
- “tamis” frequency rank
- #32,618
- “taudis” frequency rank
- 70195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tamis | taudis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de crible, de sas qui sert à passer des matières pulvérulentes, les liquides troubles, etc. | Petit logement en mauvais état, voire insalubre. |
Where the eye mixes tamis and taudis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tamis runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against taudis's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tamis with taudis
A purely visual mix-up. tamis (\ta.mi\) and taudis (\to.di\) 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 70195, 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\. taudis is at rank #32,618, tagged as anoun, pronounced \to.di\.
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 70195, this pair ranks #52,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tamis vs taudis
Shared letters: aist. Private to "tamis": m. Private to "taudis": du.
"tamis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taudis" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tamis" and "taudis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tamis" vs "taudis" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tamis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taudis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,285 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tamis" and "taudis" 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 #52,285 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.