Which to use
“tétanos” is a noun and “texans” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,086
- “tétanos” frequency rank
- #42,654
- “texans” frequency rank
- 80740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tétanos | texans |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Maladie toxi-infectieuse, tellurique, de l’homme et des animaux, généralement mortelle, caractérisée par la contraction convulsive, la rigidité d’un plus ou moins grand nombre de muscles (tétanisation) puis par l’opisthotonos, due à la toxine du bacille du tétanos lorsque ses spores pénètrent dans une blessure. | Masculin pluriel de texan. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tétanos and texans apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tétanos is \te.ta.nɔs\ while texans is \tɛk.sɑ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tétanos is recorded at frequency rank #38,086, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.ta.nɔs\. texans is at rank #42,654, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɛk.sɑ̃\.
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 80740, this pair ranks #20,267 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tétanos vs texans
Shared letters: anst. Private to "tétanos": oé. Private to "texans": ex.
"tétanos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "texans" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- texans ← etxans · teaxns · texanns · texanss · texasn · texnas · texxans · ttexans
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering tétanos vs texans
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “tétanos”; for an adjective, it's “texans”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tétanos” entry
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