Which to use
“ton” is a determiner and “TS” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #127
- “ton” frequency rank
- #15,529
- “TS” frequency rank
- 15656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ton | TS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déterminant possessif dont le possesseur est la deuxième personne du singulier et le possédé est masculin singulier. | Tentative de suicide. |
Where the eye mixes ton and TS
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ton is \tɔ̃\ while TS is \te.ɛs\. 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 (determiner vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ton is recorded at frequency rank #127, classified as adet, pronounced \tɔ̃\. TS is at rank #15,529, tagged as anoun, pronounced \te.ɛs\.
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 15656, this pair ranks #391,425 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ton vs TS
Shared letters: t. Private to "ton": no. Private to "TS": s.
"ton" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "TS" · 2 letters · shape CC