Which to use
“teck” and “tex” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,910
- “teck” frequency rank
- #23,048
- “tex” frequency rank
- 68958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teck | tex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand arbre de la famille des verbénacées, qui croît dans l’Inde, et dont le bois imputrescible est recherché pour la construction des vaisseaux. | Unité de mesure du titrage (masse linéique) des fils et filés, équivalant à 10⁻⁶ kg/m. Son symbole est tx. |
Where the eye mixes teck and tex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: teck vs tex
A purely visual mix-up. teck (\tɛk\) and tex (\tɛks\) 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 68958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teck is recorded at frequency rank #45,910, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛk\. tex is at rank #23,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛks\.
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 68958, this pair ranks #57,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of teck vs tex
Shared letters: et. Private to "teck": ck. Private to "tex": x.
"teck" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- teck ← etck · tcek · tecck · teckk · tekc · tteck
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teck" for "tex" ever safe?
Frequency check: "teck" vs "tex" - which ranks higher?
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 "teck" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,052 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teck" and "tex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teach vs teck". 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 #57,052 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.