Which to use
“Thésée” is a name and “thèses” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,072
- “Thésée” frequency rank
- #10,958
- “thèses” frequency rank
- 50030
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Thésée | thèses |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fils d’Égée, époux de Phèdre qui affronta le Minotaure. | Pluriel de thèse. |
Where the eye mixes Thésée and thèses
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Thésée (CCVCVV) and thèses (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Thésée vs thèses
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Thésée is \te.ze\ while thèses is \tɛz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Thésée is recorded at frequency rank #39,072, classified as aname, pronounced \te.ze\. thèses is at rank #10,958, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛz\.
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 50030, this pair ranks #165,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Thésée vs thèses
Shared letters: ehst. Private to "Thésée": é. Private to "thèses": è.
"Thésée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "thèses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Thésée" for "thèses" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Thésée" or "thèses" show up more?
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 "Thésée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "thèses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #165,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Thésée" and "thèses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Thésée vs tissée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #165,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.