Which to use
“terre” and “texte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #386
- “terre” frequency rank
- #701
- “texte” frequency rank
- 1087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terre | texte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sol sur lequel nous marchons, sur lequel les maisons sont construites, qui produit et nourrit les végétaux. | Suite ordonnée de mots écrits. |
Where the eye mixes terre and texte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses terre with texte
A purely visual mix-up. terre (\tɛʁ\) and texte (\tɛkst\) 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 1087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terre is recorded at frequency rank #386, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛʁ\. 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 1087, this pair ranks #438,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of terre vs texte
Shared letters: et. Private to "terre": r. Private to "texte": x.
"terre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "texte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "terre" and "texte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "terre" or "texte"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "terre" 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 #438,645 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terre" and "texte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terre vs terror". 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 #438,645 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.