Which to use
“tétons” and “textos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,128
- “tétons” frequency rank
- #19,174
- “textos” frequency rank
- 41302
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tétons | textos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de téton. | Pluriel de texto. |
Where the eye mixes tétons and textos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tétons (CVCVCC) and textos (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses tétons with textos
A purely visual mix-up. tétons (\te.tɔ̃\) and textos (\tɛk.sto\) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41302, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tétons is recorded at frequency rank #22,128, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.tɔ̃\. textos is at rank #19,174, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛk.sto\.
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 41302, this pair ranks #234,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tétons vs textos
Shared letters: ost. Private to "tétons": né. Private to "textos": ex.
"tétons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "textos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- textos ← etxtos · tetxos · texots · textoss · textso · texttos · texxtos · ttextos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tétons" for "textos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tétons" vs "textos" - which ranks higher?
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 "tétons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "textos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tétons" and "textos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tétons vs thons". 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 #234,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.