Which to use
“textes” is a noun and “textiles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,642
- “textes” frequency rank
- #15,268
- “textiles” frequency rank
- 16910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | textes | textiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de texte. | Pluriel de textile. |
Where the eye mixes textes and textiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between textes and textiles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: textes is \tɛkst\ while textiles is \tɛks.til\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
textes is recorded at frequency rank #1,642, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛkst\. textiles is at rank #15,268, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɛks.til\.
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 16910, this pair ranks #385,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of textes vs textiles
Shared letters: estx. Private to "textes": -. Private to "textiles": il.
"textes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "textiles" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "textes" and "textiles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "textes" or "textiles"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "textes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "textiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,686 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "textes" and "textiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taxées vs textes". 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 #385,686 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.