Which to use
“toux” and “tun” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,276
- “toux” frequency rank
- #49,414
- “tun” frequency rank
- 64690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toux | tun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expiration spasmodique et bruyante de l’air, accompagnée d’un mouvement convulsif du larynx et de la trachée-artère. | Craie glauconieuse. |
Where the eye mixes toux and tun
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: toux vs tun
A purely visual mix-up. toux (\tu\) and tun (\tyn\) 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 64690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toux is recorded at frequency rank #15,276, classified as anoun, pronounced \tu\. tun is at rank #49,414, 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 64690, this pair ranks #75,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of toux vs tun
Shared letters: tu. Private to "toux": ox. Private to "tun": n.
"toux" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- toux ← otux · touxx · toxu · ttoux · tuox
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toux" and "tun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "toux" or "tun" show up more?
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 "toux" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,817 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toux" and "tun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif 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 #75,817 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.