Which to use
“taule” and “toile” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,806
- “taule” frequency rank
- #3,299
- “toile” frequency rank
- 18105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taule | toile |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Toute forme d’habitation : maison, chambre ou pièce. | Tissu d'armure simple, de fils de lin, de chanvre, de coton, etc. |
Where the eye mixes taule and toile
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between taule and toile
A purely visual mix-up. taule (\tol\) and toile (\twal\) 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 18105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taule is recorded at frequency rank #14,806, classified as anoun, pronounced \tol\. toile is at rank #3,299, tagged as anoun, pronounced \twal\.
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 18105, this pair ranks #379,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taule vs toile
Shared letters: elt. Private to "taule": au. Private to "toile": io.
"taule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "toile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "taule" and "toile" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "taule" or "toile"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "taule" and "toile" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "taule" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toile" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #379,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taule" and "toile" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tatie vs taule". 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 #379,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.