Which to use
“takes” and “tracés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,639
- “takes” frequency rank
- #23,397
- “tracés” frequency rank
- 71036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | takes | tracés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de take. | Pluriel de tracé. |
Where the eye mixes takes and tracés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. takes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tracés's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: takes vs tracés
A purely visual mix-up. takes (\tɛk\) and tracés (\tʁa.se\) 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 71036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
takes is recorded at frequency rank #47,639, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛk\. tracés is at rank #23,397, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.se\.
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 71036, this pair ranks #49,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of takes vs tracés
Shared letters: ast. Private to "takes": ek. Private to "tracés": cré.
"takes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tracés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- takes ← atkes · taeks · takess · takkes · takse · tkaes · ttakes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "takes" and "tracés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "takes" vs "tracés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "takes" and "tracés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "takes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tracés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,042 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "takes" and "tracés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "takes vs Takeshi". 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 #49,042 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.