Which to use
“term” and “tori” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,394
- “term” frequency rank
- #37,584
- “tori” frequency rank
- 67978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | term | tori |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Terme (règle à respecter). | Dans les arts martiaux japonais, celui qui exécute la prise. |
Where the eye mixes term and tori
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between term and tori
A purely visual mix-up. term (\tɜːm\) and tori (\to.ʁi\) 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 67978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
term is recorded at frequency rank #30,394, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɜːm\. tori is at rank #37,584, tagged as anoun, pronounced \to.ʁi\.
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 67978, this pair ranks #61,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of term vs tori
Shared letters: rt. Private to "term": em. Private to "tori": io.
"term" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "term" and "tori" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "term" or "tori"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "term" and "tori" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "term" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,128 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "term" and "tori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tori vs turf". 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 #61,128 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.