Which to use
“Text” and “tort” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,005
- “Text” frequency rank
- #2,394
- “tort” frequency rank
- 22399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Text | tort |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Texte, suite ordonnée de mots écrits. | Propriété de celui ou celle qui se trompe, qui n’a pas le droit, la raison de son côté. |
Where the eye mixes Text and tort
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Text with tort
A purely visual mix-up. Text (\tɛkst\) and tort (\tɔʁ\) 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 22399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Text is recorded at frequency rank #20,005, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛkst\. tort is at rank #2,394, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔʁ\.
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 22399, this pair ranks #358,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Text vs tort
Shared letters: t. Private to "Text": ex. Private to "tort": or.
"Text" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tort" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Text" for "tort" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Text" vs "tort" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Text" and "tort" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Text" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tort" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Text" and "tort" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "testa vs Text". 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 #358,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.