Which to use
“tennis” and “tonnes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,969
- “tennis” frequency rank
- #2,970
- “tonnes” frequency rank
- 6939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tennis | tonnes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sorte de jeu de balle qui se joue avec des raquettes sur un terrain divisé en deux par un filet. | Pluriel de tonne. |
Where the eye mixes tennis and tonnes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tennis vs tonnes
A purely visual mix-up. tennis (\tɛ.nis\) and tonnes (\tɔn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tennis is recorded at frequency rank #3,969, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛ.nis\. tonnes is at rank #2,970, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔn\.
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 6939, this pair ranks #424,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tennis vs tonnes
Shared letters: enst. Private to "tennis": i. Private to "tonnes": o.
"tennis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tonnes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tennis" for "tonnes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tennis" vs "tonnes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tennis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tonnes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #424,740 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tennis" and "tonnes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tennis vs ternie". 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 #424,740 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.