Which to use
“tamis” and “taxis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,577
- “tamis” frequency rank
- #8,786
- “taxis” frequency rank
- 46363
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tamis | taxis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de crible, de sas qui sert à passer des matières pulvérulentes, les liquides troubles, etc. | Pression exercée avec la main pour réduire une tumeur herniaire. |
Where the eye mixes tamis and taxis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tamis and taxis
A purely visual mix-up. tamis (\ta.mi\) and taxis (\tak.sis\) 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 a single letter - m in “tamis” becomes x in “taxis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46363, 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\. taxis is at rank #8,786, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tak.sis\.
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 46363, this pair ranks #195,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tamis vs taxis
Shared letters: aist. Private to "tamis": m. Private to "taxis": x.
"tamis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "taxis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tamis" for "taxis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tamis" or "taxis"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tamis" and "taxis" 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 "taxis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #195,580 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tamis" and "taxis" 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 #195,580 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.