Which to use
“title” and “titrer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,992
- “title” frequency rank
- #49,399
- “titrer” frequency rank
- 77391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | title | titrer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de titeln. | Donner un titre honorifique à une personne, à une terre. |
Where the eye mixes title and titrer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses title with titrer
A purely visual mix-up. title (\ˈtiːtlə\) and titrer (\ti.tʁe\) 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 77391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
title is recorded at frequency rank #27,992, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈtiːtlə\. titrer is at rank #49,399, tagged as averb, pronounced \ti.tʁe\.
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 77391, this pair ranks #28,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of title vs titrer
Shared letters: eit. Private to "title": l. Private to "titrer": r.
"title" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "titrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "title" for "titrer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "title" vs "titrer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "title" and "titrer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "title" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "titrer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,507 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "title" and "titrer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "titrer vs titrés". 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 #28,507 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.