Which to use
“tique” and “turque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,896
- “tique” frequency rank
- #8,051
- “turque” frequency rank
- 34947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tique | turque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arachnide acarien ectoparasite, qui s’attache à la peau des chiens, des bœufs, des chats, des humains, des oiseaux ou des reptiles, se nourrissant de leur sang grâce à un rostre. | Brebis de plus d'un an, mais qui n'a pas encore eu d'agneau. |
Where the eye mixes tique and turque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tique with turque
A purely visual mix-up. tique (\tik\) and turque (\tyʁk\) 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 34947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tique is recorded at frequency rank #26,896, classified as anoun, pronounced \tik\. turque is at rank #8,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tyʁk\.
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 34947, this pair ranks #280,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tique vs turque
Shared letters: eqtu. Private to "tique": i. Private to "turque": r.
"tique" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "turque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tique" for "turque" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tique" or "turque"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tique" and "turque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ténue vs tique". 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 #280,254 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.