Which to use
“terminées” and “traînées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,497
- “terminées” frequency rank
- #42,095
- “traînées” frequency rank
- 58592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | terminées | traînées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de terminé. | Féminin pluriel de traîné. |
Where the eye mixes terminées and traînées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. terminées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against traînées's 8 (CCVVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses terminées with traînées
A purely visual mix-up. terminées (\tɛʁ.mi.ne\) and traînées (\tʁe.ne\) 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 58592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
terminées is recorded at frequency rank #16,497, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɛʁ.mi.ne\. traînées is at rank #42,095, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁe.ne\.
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 58592, this pair ranks #108,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of terminées vs traînées
Shared letters: enrsté. Private to "terminées": im. Private to "traînées": aî.
"terminées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "traînées" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "terminées" for "traînées" ever safe?
Frequency check: "terminées" vs "traînées" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "terminées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traînées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "terminées" and "traînées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tracées vs traînées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #108,165 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.