Which to use
“till” and “tim” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,617
- “till” frequency rank
- #5,406
- “tim” frequency rank
- 42023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | till | tim |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Graine oléagineuse venant de l’Inde. | Mèche. |
Where the eye mixes till and tim
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between till and tim
A purely visual mix-up. till (\til\) and tim (\tim˦\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
till is recorded at frequency rank #36,617, classified as anoun, pronounced \til\. tim is at rank #5,406, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tim˦\.
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 42023, this pair ranks #228,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of till vs tim
Shared letters: it. Private to "till": l. Private to "tim": m.
"till" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tim" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- till ← itll · tlil · ttill
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "till" and "tim" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "till" vs "tim" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "till" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tim" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,779 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "till" and "tim" 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 #228,779 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.