Which to use
“tonte” and “trône” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,573
- “tonte” frequency rank
- #4,196
- “trône” frequency rank
- 42769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tonte | trône |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de tondre la laine, la pelouse, etc. | Siège élevé où les souverains sont assis dans les circonstances solennelles. |
Where the eye mixes tonte and trône
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tonte vs trône
A purely visual mix-up. tonte (\tɔ̃t\) and trône (\tʁon\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tonte is recorded at frequency rank #38,573, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɔ̃t\. trône is at rank #4,196, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁon\.
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 42769, this pair ranks #223,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tonte vs trône
Shared letters: ent. Private to "tonte": o. Private to "trône": rô.
"tonte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "trône" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tonte ← otnte · tnote · tonet · tonnte · tontte · totne · ttonte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tonte" and "trône" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tonte" or "trône"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tonte" and "trône" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tonte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trône" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #223,083 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tonte" and "trône" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tinto vs tonte". 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 #223,083 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.