Which to use
“tissus” is an adjective and “titus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,822
- “tissus” frequency rank
- #23,395
- “titus” frequency rank
- 29217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tissus | titus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tissu. | Coiffure à la Titus, coiffure adoptée en 1792 en France où les cheveux sont courts, avec de petites mèches aplaties appliquées sur la tête ; ainsi dite parce qu’elle est imitée de la coiffure des bustes et statues de l’empereur Titus. |
Where the eye mixes tissus and titus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tissus with titus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tissus is \ti.sy\ while titus is \ti.tys\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tissus is recorded at frequency rank #5,822, classified as anadj, pronounced \ti.sy\. titus is at rank #23,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ti.tys\.
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 29217, this pair ranks #318,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tissus vs titus
Shared letters: istu. Private to "tissus": -. Private to "titus": -.
"tissus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "titus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tissus" for "titus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tissus" or "titus"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tissus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "titus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,028 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tissus" and "titus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "titrés vs titus". 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 #318,028 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.