Which to use
“tatouages” is a noun and “tatoués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,370
- “tatouages” frequency rank
- #49,391
- “tatoués” frequency rank
- 63761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tatouages | tatoués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tatouage. | Masculin pluriel de tatoué. |
Where the eye mixes tatouages and tatoués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tatouages runs 9 letters (CVCVVVCVC) against tatoués's 7 (CVCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tatouages and tatoués
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tatouages is \ta.twaʒ\ while tatoués is \ta.twe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tatouages is recorded at frequency rank #14,370, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.twaʒ\. tatoués is at rank #49,391, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ta.twe\.
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 63761, this pair ranks #80,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tatouages vs tatoués
Shared letters: aostu. Private to "tatouages": eg. Private to "tatoués": é.
"tatouages" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVVCVC · "tatoués" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tatouages ← attouages · taotuages · tatoauges · tatouaegs · tatouagess · tatouagges · tatouagse · tatougaes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tatouages" and "tatoués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tatouages" or "tatoués"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tatouages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tatoués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tatouages" and "tatoués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tatouée vs tatoués". 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 #80,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.