Which to use
“taverne” and “tavernes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,003
- “taverne” frequency rank
- #44,773
- “tavernes” frequency rank
- 64776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taverne | tavernes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cabaret ; lieu où l’on sert à boire. | Pluriel de taverne. |
Same sound, different letters: taverne vs tavernes
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. taverne runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against tavernes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: taverne vs tavernes
This is the hard kind. taverne and tavernes are pronounced identically (\ta.vɛʁn\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “taverne” sits inside “tavernes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taverne is recorded at frequency rank #20,003, classified as anoun, pronounced \ta.vɛʁn\. tavernes is at rank #44,773, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ta.vɛʁn\.
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 64776, this pair ranks #75,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taverne vs tavernes
Shared letters: aenrtv. Private to "taverne": -. Private to "tavernes": s.
"taverne" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "tavernes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taverne" and "tavernes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "taverne" vs "tavernes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"taverne" and "tavernes" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "taverne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tavernes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,392 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taverne" and "tavernes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tavares vs tavernes". 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 #75,392 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.