Which to use
“tirages” and “tracés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,587
- “tirages” frequency rank
- #23,397
- “tracés” frequency rank
- 43984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tirages | tracés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tirage. | Pluriel de tracé. |
Where the eye mixes tirages and tracés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tirages runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against tracés's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tirages and tracés
A purely visual mix-up. tirages (\ti.ʁaʒ\) 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 43984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tirages is recorded at frequency rank #20,587, classified as anoun, pronounced \ti.ʁaʒ\. 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 43984, this pair ranks #213,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tirages vs tracés
Shared letters: arst. Private to "tirages": egi. Private to "tracés": cé.
"tirages" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "tracés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tirages ← itrages · tiarges · tiraegs · tiragess · tiragges · tiragse · tirgaes · tirrages
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tirages" and "tracés" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tirages" vs "tracés" - 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 "tirages" 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 #213,922 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tirages" and "tracés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tracés vs trônes". 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 #213,922 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.