Which to use
“tasses” and “thèses” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,183
- “tasses” frequency rank
- #10,958
- “thèses” frequency rank
- 32141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tasses | thèses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tasse. | Pluriel de thèse. |
Where the eye mixes tasses and thèses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tasses with thèses
A purely visual mix-up. tasses (\tɑs\) and thèses (\tɛz\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tasses is recorded at frequency rank #21,183, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑs\. thèses is at rank #10,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛz\.
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 32141, this pair ranks #299,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tasses vs thèses
Shared letters: est. Private to "tasses": a. Private to "thèses": hè.
"tasses" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "thèses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tasses ← atsses · tasess · tassess · tassse · tsases · ttasses
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tasses" for "thèses" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tasses" or "thèses" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tasses" and "thèses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tasses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thèses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tasses" and "thèses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tasses vs taxées". 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 #299,267 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.