Which to use
“tian” and “till” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,183
- “tian” frequency rank
- #36,617
- “till” frequency rank
- 72800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tian | till |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grand plat en terre cuite à usage domestique, les plus petits sont utilisés pour y faire de la cuisine, notamment des gratins de légumes. | Graine oléagineuse venant de l’Inde. |
Where the eye mixes tian and till
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tian (CVVC) and till (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tian vs till
A purely visual mix-up. tian (\tjɑ̃\) and till (\til\) 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 72800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tian is recorded at frequency rank #36,183, classified as anoun, pronounced \tjɑ̃\. till is at rank #36,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced \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 72800, this pair ranks #42,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tian vs till
Shared letters: it. Private to "tian": an. Private to "till": l.
"tian" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "till" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tian" for "till" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tian" or "till"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tian" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "till" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tian" and "till" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs till". 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 #42,731 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.