Which to use
“texture” and “torture” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,278
- “texture” frequency rank
- #6,249
- “torture” frequency rank
- 19527
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | texture | torture |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de tisser, état d’une chose tissée. | Souffrance cruelle, tourment qu’on fait souffrir. |
Where the eye mixes texture and torture
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: texture vs torture
A purely visual mix-up. texture (\tɛks.tyʁ\) and torture (\tɔʁ.tyʁ\) 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 19527, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
texture is recorded at frequency rank #13,278, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛks.tyʁ\. torture is at rank #6,249, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɔʁ.tyʁ\.
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 19527, this pair ranks #372,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of texture vs torture
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "texture": x. Private to "torture": o.
"texture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "torture" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "texture" for "torture" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "texture" or "torture" show up more?
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 "texture" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "torture" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #372,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "texture" and "torture" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "textuel vs texture". 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 #372,823 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.