Which to use
“tasser” and “tissés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,077
- “tasser” frequency rank
- #44,226
- “tissés” frequency rank
- 86303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasser | tissés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre des choses en tas, en réduire le volume par la pression. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe tisser. |
Where the eye mixes tasser and tissés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tasser and tissés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tasser and tissés
A purely visual mix-up. tasser (\tɑ.se\) and tissés (\ti.se\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tasser is recorded at frequency rank #42,077, classified as averb, pronounced \tɑ.se\. tissés is at rank #44,226, tagged as averb, pronounced \ti.se\.
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 86303, this pair ranks #9,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tasser vs tissés
Shared letters: st. Private to "tasser": aer. Private to "tissés": ié.
"tasser" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tissés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tasser ← atsser · tasesr · tasserr · tassre · tsaser · ttasser
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tasser" for "tissés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tasser" vs "tissés" - which ranks higher?
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 "tasser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tissés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,901 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasser" and "tissés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tissés vs titrés". 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 #9,901 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.