Which to use
“taxées” is a verb and “taxés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,640
- “taxées” frequency rank
- #28,772
- “taxés” frequency rank
- 76412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taxées | taxés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe taxer. | Masculin pluriel de taxé. |
Same sound, different letters: taxées vs taxés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. taxées runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against taxés's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - taxées / taxés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: taxées and taxés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tak.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taxées is recorded at frequency rank #47,640, classified as averb, pronounced \tak.se\. taxés is at rank #28,772, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tak.se\.
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 76412, this pair ranks #31,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of taxées vs taxés
Shared letters: astxé. Private to "taxées": e. Private to "taxés": -.
"taxées" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "taxés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taxées" and "taxés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "taxées" vs "taxés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "taxées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taxés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,221 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taxées" and "taxés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "takes vs taxées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,221 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.