Which to use
“them” is a verb and “tué” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,418
- “them” frequency rank
- #1,543
- “tué” frequency rank
- 20961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | them | tué |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dire. | Homme, ou garçon, décédé par fait de violence. |
Where the eye mixes them and tué
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Visual trap between them and tué
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: them is \θem\ while tué is \tɥe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
them is recorded at frequency rank #19,418, classified as averb, pronounced \θem\. tué is at rank #1,543, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɥe\.
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 20961, this pair ranks #365,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of them vs tué
Shared letters: t. Private to "them": ehm. Private to "tué": ué.
"them" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "tué" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- them ← htem · tehm · themm · thhem · thme · tthem
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "them" for "tué" ever safe?
Frequency check: "them" vs "tué" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "them" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tué" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #365,578 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "them" and "tué" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "them vs thug". 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 #365,578 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.