Which to use
“title” is a verb and “titrés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,992
- “title” frequency rank
- #47,072
- “titrés” frequency rank
- 75064
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | title | titrés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de titeln. | Masculin pluriel de titré. |
Where the eye mixes title and titrés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. title runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against titrés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses title with titrés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: title is \ˈtiːtlə\ while titrés is \tit.ʁe\. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75064, 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\. titrés is at rank #47,072, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tit.ʁe\.
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 75064, this pair ranks #35,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of title vs titrés
Shared letters: it. Private to "title": el. Private to "titrés": rsé.
"title" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "titrés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- title ← ittle · tilte · titel · titlle · tittle · ttile · ttitle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "title" and "titrés" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "title" or "titrés"?
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 "title" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "titrés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,232 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "title" and "titrés" 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 #35,232 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.