taxésvstimesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: taxés is a adjective, times is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“taxés” is an adjective and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,772
“taxés” frequency rank
#5,617
“times” frequency rank
34389
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature taxés times
Definition Masculin pluriel de taxé. Pluriel de time.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set taxés and times apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
taxés
5 ch
times

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: taxés is \tak.se\ while times is \ˈtaɪmz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

taxés is recorded at frequency rank #28,772, classified as anadj, pronounced \tak.se\. times is at rank #5,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈtaɪmz\.

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 34389, this pair ranks #284,171 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of taxés vs times

Shared letters: st. Private to "taxés": axé. Private to "times": eim.

"taxés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • timesitmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes

Frequency comparison

taxés#28,772
times#5,617

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "taxés" and "times" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "taxés" is an adjective and "times" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "taxés" or "times"?
"times" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,617 in our French list, against #28,772 for "taxés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering taxés vs times

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “taxés”; for a noun, it's “times”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “taxés” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list