traire

\tʁɛʁ\

/\tʁɛʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“traire” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #40,056 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#40,056
frequency rank, French
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tirer sur le pis des vaches ou d’autres mammifères domestiques femelles pour en extraire le lait.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

traire vs trie
67% similar
traire vs trait
67% similar
traire vs trame
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for traire
PropertyValue
Headwordtraire
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\tʁɛʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,056
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “traire” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). traire lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for traire is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tʁɛʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #40,056 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for traire, with forms such as "rtaire", "tarire", and "traier". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "trie", "trait", "trame", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is traire, spelled T-R-A-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tirer sur le pis des vaches ou d’autres mammifères domestiques femelles pour en extraire le lait.
  2. 2
    Dépouiller financièrement.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtaire,tarire,traier,trairre,trarie,triare,trraire,ttraire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of traire - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtaire2tarire2traier2trairre1trarie2triare2trraire1ttraire1
Edit distance from "traire"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traire"?
"traire" is spelled T-R-A-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \tʁɛʁ\.
What does "traire" mean?
As a verb, "traire" means: Tirer sur le pis des vaches ou d’autres mammifères domestiques femelles pour en extraire le lait.
What words are commonly confused with "traire"?
"traire" is commonly confused with "trie", "trait", "trame". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "traire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traire" is \tʁɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traire" come from?
"traire" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “traire”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is T-R-A-I-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \tʁɛʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “trie” - see the side-by-side comparison. traire vs trie
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list