tracéesvstracésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tracées is a verb, tracés is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tracées” is a verb and “tracés” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,539
“tracées” frequency rank
#23,397
“tracés” frequency rank
63936
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tracées tracés
Definition Participe passé féminin pluriel de tracer. Pluriel de tracé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set tracées and tracés apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
tracées
6 ch
tracés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tracées 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tracées is recorded at frequency rank #40,539, 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 63936, this pair ranks #79,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tracées vs tracés

Shared letters: acrsté. Private to "tracées": e. Private to "tracés": -.

"tracées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "tracés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Frequency comparison

tracées#40,539
tracés#23,397

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tracées" and "tracés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tracées" is a verb and "tracés" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tracées" or "tracés"?
"tracés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,397 in our French list, against #40,539 for "tracées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering tracées vs tracés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “tracées”; for a noun, it's “tracés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “tracées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list