Which to use
“thèses” is a noun and “tissés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,958
- “thèses” frequency rank
- #44,226
- “tissés” frequency rank
- 55184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thèses | tissés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de thèse. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbe tisser. |
Where the eye mixes thèses and tissés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. thèses (CCVCVC) and tissés (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between thèses and tissés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: thèses is \tɛz\ while tissés is \ti.se\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thèses is recorded at frequency rank #10,958, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛz\. tissés is at rank #44,226, tagged as averb, pronounced \ti.se\.
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 55184, this pair ranks #129,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thèses vs tissés
Shared letters: st. Private to "thèses": ehè. Private to "tissés": ié.
"thèses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "tissés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "thèses" for "tissés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "thèses" or "tissés"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "thèses" and "tissés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "thèses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tissés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thèses" and "tissés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tissés vs titrés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #129,110 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.