Which to use
“tétanos” and “titans” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,086
- “tétanos” frequency rank
- #20,299
- “titans” frequency rank
- 58385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tétanos | titans |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Pluriel de titan. |
Where the eye mixes tétanos and titans
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tétanos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against titans's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tétanos vs titans
A purely visual mix-up. tétanos (\te.ta.nɔs\) and titans (\ti.tɑ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58385, 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\. titans is at rank #20,299, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ti.tɑ̃\.
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 58385, this pair ranks #109,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tétanos vs titans
Shared letters: anst. Private to "tétanos": oé. Private to "titans": i.
"tétanos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "titans" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- titans ← ittans · tiatns · titanns · titanss · titasn · titnas · tittans · ttians
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tétanos" for "titans" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tétanos" or "titans"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tétanos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "titans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,368 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tétanos" and "titans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "technos vs tétanos". 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 #109,368 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.