Which to use
“tiques” and “traqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,205
- “tiques” frequency rank
- #47,079
- “traqués” frequency rank
- 73284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiques | traqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tique. | Pluriel de traqué. |
Where the eye mixes tiques and traqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tiques vs traqués
A purely visual mix-up. tiques (\tik\) and traqués (\tʁa.ke\) 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 73284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiques is recorded at frequency rank #26,205, classified as anoun, pronounced \tik\. traqués is at rank #47,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.ke\.
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 73284, this pair ranks #41,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tiques vs traqués
Shared letters: qstu. Private to "tiques": ei. Private to "traqués": aré.
"tiques" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "traqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tiques ← itques · tiqeus · tiqques · tiquess · tiquse · tiuqes · tqiues · ttiques
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tiques" for "traqués" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tiques" vs "traqués" - which ranks higher?
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 "tiques" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,006 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiques" and "traqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traqués vs trique". 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 #41,006 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.