Which to use
“têtue” and “titus” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,667
- “têtue” frequency rank
- #23,395
- “titus” frequency rank
- 66062
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | têtue | titus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Femme obstinée. | Coiffure à la Titus, coiffure adoptée en 1792 en France où les cheveux sont courts, avec de petites mèches aplaties appliquées sur la tête ; ainsi dite parce qu’elle est imitée de la coiffure des bustes et statues de l’empereur Titus. |
Where the eye mixes têtue and titus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. têtue (CVCVV) and titus (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses têtue with titus
A purely visual mix-up. têtue (\tɛ.ty\) and titus (\ti.tys\) 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 66062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
têtue is recorded at frequency rank #42,667, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛ.ty\. titus is at rank #23,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ti.tys\.
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 66062, this pair ranks #69,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of têtue vs titus
Shared letters: tu. Private to "têtue": eê. Private to "titus": is.
"têtue" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "titus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- titus ← ittus · titsu · tittus · tituss · tiuts · ttitus · ttius
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "têtue" and "titus" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "têtue" or "titus" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "têtue" and "titus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "têtue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "titus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "têtue" and "titus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ténue vs têtue". 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 #69,502 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.