Which to use
“ténue” is an adjective and “texte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,245
- “ténue” frequency rank
- #701
- “texte” frequency rank
- 48946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ténue | texte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ténu. | Suite ordonnée de mots écrits. |
Where the eye mixes ténue and texte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ténue vs texte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ténue is \te.ny\ while texte is \tɛkst\. 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 48946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ténue is recorded at frequency rank #48,245, classified as anadj, pronounced \te.ny\. texte is at rank #701, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛkst\.
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 48946, this pair ranks #174,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ténue vs texte
Shared letters: et. Private to "ténue": nué. Private to "texte": x.
"ténue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "texte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- texte ← etxte · tetxe · texet · textte · texxte · ttexte · txete
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ténue" and "texte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ténue" or "texte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ténue" and "texte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ténue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "texte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,778 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ténue" and "texte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tender vs ténue". 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 #174,778 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.