Which to use
“tracée” is a verb and “tracés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,396
- “tracée” frequency rank
- #23,397
- “tracés” frequency rank
- 46793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tracée | tracés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de tracer. | Pluriel de tracé. |
Same sound, different letters: tracée vs tracés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. tracée (CCVCVV) and tracés (CCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: tracée vs tracés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tracée and tracés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁa.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “tracée” becomes s in “tracés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tracée is recorded at frequency rank #23,396, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.se\. 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 46793, this pair ranks #192,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tracée vs tracés
Shared letters: acrté. Private to "tracée": e. Private to "tracés": s.
"tracée" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "tracés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tracée" for "tracés" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tracée" or "tracés"?
What to do next
"tracée" and "tracés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "tracée" 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 #192,034 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tracée" and "tracés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tracés vs trônes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #192,034 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.