Which to use
“times” and “toiles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,617
- “times” frequency rank
- #8,937
- “toiles” frequency rank
- 14554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | times | toiles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de time. | Pluriel de toile. |
Where the eye mixes times and toiles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. times runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against toiles's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: times vs toiles
A purely visual mix-up. times (\ˈtaɪmz\) and toiles (\twal\) 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 14554, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
times is recorded at frequency rank #5,617, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈtaɪmz\. toiles is at rank #8,937, tagged as anoun, pronounced \twal\.
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 14554, this pair ranks #396,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of times vs toiles
Shared letters: eist. Private to "times": m. Private to "toiles": lo.
"times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "toiles" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "times" for "toiles" ever safe?
Frequency check: "times" vs "toiles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "times" and "toiles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "times" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toiles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,175 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "times" and "toiles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toiles vs tories". 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 #396,175 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.