Which to use
“til” is a noun and “title” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,835
- “til” frequency rank
- #27,992
- “title” frequency rank
- 53827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | til | title |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tilleul. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de titeln. |
Letter map: til vs title
Shared letters muted; letters that set til and title apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for til / title
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: til is anoun and titleaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
til is recorded at frequency rank #25,835, classified as anoun. title is at rank #27,992, tagged as averb, pronounced \ˈtiːtlə\.
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 53827, this pair ranks #138,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of til vs title
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "til": -. Private to "title": e.
"til" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "title" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- title ← ittle · tilte · titel · titlle · tittle · ttile · ttitle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "til" and "title" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "til" or "title" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "til" and "title". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "til" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "title" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,105 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "til" and "title" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "title vs titrer". 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 #138,105 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.