Which to use
“tique” and “traque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,896
- “tique” frequency rank
- #15,279
- “traque” frequency rank
- 42175
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tique | traque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arachnide acarien ectoparasite, qui s’attache à la peau des chiens, des bœufs, des chats, des humains, des oiseaux ou des reptiles, se nourrissant de leur sang grâce à un rostre. | Action de traquer. |
Where the eye mixes tique and traque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tique and traque
A purely visual mix-up. tique (\tik\) and traque (\tʁak\) 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 42175, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tique is recorded at frequency rank #26,896, classified as anoun, pronounced \tik\. traque is at rank #15,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁak\.
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 42175, this pair ranks #227,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tique vs traque
Shared letters: eqtu. Private to "tique": i. Private to "traque": ar.
"tique" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "traque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tique" for "traque" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tique" or "traque"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tique" and "traque" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tique" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,644 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tique" and "traque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ténue vs tique". 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 #227,644 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.