Which to use
“tamis” and “taxi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,577
- “tamis” frequency rank
- #4,384
- “taxi” frequency rank
- 41961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tamis | taxi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de crible, de sas qui sert à passer des matières pulvérulentes, les liquides troubles, etc. | Véhicule automobile terrestre privé, conduit par un chauffeur, destiné au transport payant de passagers et de leurs bagages, de porte à porte (contrairement aux transports en commun, qui transportent les passagers entre des points prédéterminés : stations, arrêts de bus, gares). |
Where the eye mixes tamis and taxi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tamis vs taxi
A purely visual mix-up. tamis (\ta.mi\) and taxi (\tak.si\) 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 41961, 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\. taxi is at rank #4,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tak.si\.
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 41961, this pair ranks #229,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tamis vs taxi
Shared letters: ait. Private to "tamis": ms. Private to "taxi": x.
"tamis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taxi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tamis" and "taxi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tamis" or "taxi" show up more?
What to do next
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 "taxi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,244 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tamis" and "taxi" 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 #229,244 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.