Which to use
“têtes” and “types” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,048
- “têtes” frequency rank
- #1,687
- “types” frequency rank
- 4735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | têtes | types |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tête. | Pluriel de type. |
Where the eye mixes têtes and types
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between têtes and types
A purely visual mix-up. têtes (\tɛːt\) and types (\tip\) 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 4735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
têtes is recorded at frequency rank #3,048, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛːt\. types is at rank #1,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tip\.
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 4735, this pair ranks #430,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of têtes vs types
Shared letters: est. Private to "têtes": ê. Private to "types": py.
"têtes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "types" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- types ← tpyes · ttypes · tyeps · typess · typpes · typse · tyypes · ytpes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "têtes" for "types" ever safe?
Which is more common, "têtes" or "types"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "têtes" and "types" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "têtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "types" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,834 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "têtes" and "types" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terms vs têtes". 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 #430,834 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.