Which to use
“TD” and “tos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,483
- “TD” frequency rank
- #48,234
- “tos” frequency rank
- 61717
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | TD | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Travaux dirigés (créneaux d’enseignement). | Élève de première année à l’École polytechnique. |
Where the eye mixes TD and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between TD and tos
A purely visual mix-up. TD (\te.de\) and tos (\tos\) 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 61717, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
TD is recorded at frequency rank #13,483, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.de\. tos is at rank #48,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tos\.
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 61717, this pair ranks #90,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of TD vs tos
Shared letters: t. Private to "TD": d. Private to "tos": os.
"TD" · 2 letters · shape CC · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "TD" and "tos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "TD" or "tos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "TD" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "TD" and "tos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #90,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.