Which to use
“tex” and “tos” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,048
- “tex” frequency rank
- #48,234
- “tos” frequency rank
- 71282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tex | tos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure du titrage (masse linéique) des fils et filés, équivalant à 10⁻⁶ kg/m. Son symbole est tx. | Élève de première année à l’École polytechnique. |
Where the eye mixes tex and tos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. tex and tos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tex vs tos
A purely visual mix-up. tex (\tɛks\) and tos (\tos\) 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 71282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tex is recorded at frequency rank #23,048, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛks\. tos is at rank #48,234, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tos\.
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 71282, this pair ranks #48,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tex vs tos
Shared letters: t. Private to "tex": ex. Private to "tos": os.
"tex" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tex" and "tos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tex" or "tos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tex" and "tos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tex" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,138 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tex" and "tos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tos". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #48,138 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.