Which to use
“title” is a verb and “titus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,992
- “title” frequency rank
- #23,395
- “titus” frequency rank
- 51387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | title | titus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de titeln. | 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 title and titus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses title with titus
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: title is \ˈtiːtlə\ while titus is \ti.tys\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51387, 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\. 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 51387, this pair ranks #155,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of title vs titus
Shared letters: it. Private to "title": el. Private to "titus": su.
"title" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "titus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "title" and "titus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "title" or "titus" show up more?
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 "title" 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 #155,378 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "title" and "titus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "title vs titrer". 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 #155,378 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.