Which to use
“toute” and “true” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #128
- “toute” frequency rank
- #12,495
- “true” frequency rank
- 12623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toute | true |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de tout. | Vrai , vraie. |
Where the eye mixes toute and true
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses toute with true
A purely visual mix-up. toute (\tut\) and true (\tɹu\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toute is recorded at frequency rank #128, classified as anadj, pronounced \tut\. true is at rank #12,495, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tɹu\.
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 12623, this pair ranks #404,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toute vs true
Shared letters: etu. Private to "toute": o. Private to "true": r.
"toute" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "true" · 4 letters · shape CCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "toute" for "true" ever safe?
Which is more common, "toute" or "true"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "toute" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "true" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #404,480 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toute" and "true" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "true vs tun". 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 #404,480 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.