Which to use
“tomes” and “tunes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,493
- “tomes” frequency rank
- #31,290
- “tunes” frequency rank
- 42783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tomes | tunes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tome. | Pluriel de tune. |
Where the eye mixes tomes and tunes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tomes with tunes
A purely visual mix-up. tomes (\tɔm\) and tunes (\tyn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tomes is recorded at frequency rank #11,493, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔm\. tunes is at rank #31,290, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tyn\.
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 42783, this pair ranks #222,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tomes vs tunes
Shared letters: est. Private to "tomes": mo. Private to "tunes": nu.
"tomes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tunes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tomes" and "tunes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tomes" or "tunes" show up more?
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 "tomes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tunes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,988 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tomes" and "tunes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tun vs tunes". 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 #222,988 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.