taux vs tun, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“taux” and “tun” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#779
“taux” frequency rank: #49,414
“tun” frequency rank: 50193
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	taux	tun
Definition	Prix, montant, tarif fixé par l'État.	Craie glauconieuse.

Where the eye mixes taux and tun

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. taux runs 4 letters (CVVC) against tun's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch

taux

3 ch

tun

Look-alike desk: taux vs tun

A purely visual mix-up. taux (\to\) and tun (\tyn\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

taux is recorded at frequency rank #779, classified as anoun, pronounced \to\. tun is at rank #49,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tyn\.

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 50193, this pair ranks #164,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of taux vs tun

Shared letters: tu. Private to "taux": ax. Private to "tun": n.

"taux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tun" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

taux ← atux · tauxx · taxu · ttaux · tuax

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "taux" and "tun" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\to\ versus \tyn\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Frequency check: "taux" vs "tun" - which ranks higher?

"taux" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #779 in our French list, against #49,414 for "tun". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "taux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "tun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #164,566 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"taux" and "tun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tun". 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 #164,566 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.