Which to use
“te” and “toi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #103
- “te” frequency rank
- #120
- “toi” frequency rank
- 223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | te | toi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pronom à la deuxième personne du singulier, utilisé pour désigner celui à qui l’on parle, en tant que complément d’objet direct ou indirect. | Pronom de la deuxième personne du singulier. |
Where the eye mixes te and toi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between te and toi
A purely visual mix-up. te (\tə\) and toi (\twa\) 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 223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
te is recorded at frequency rank #103, classified as apron, pronounced \tə\. toi is at rank #120, tagged as apron, pronounced \twa\.
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 223, this pair ranks #439,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of te vs toi
Shared letters: t. Private to "te": e. Private to "toi": io.
"te" · 2 letters · shape CV · "toi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "te" and "toi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "te" or "toi"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "te" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #439,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "te" and "toi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs toi". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #439,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.