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. |
Same sound, different letters: tracées vs tracés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. tracées runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against tracés's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - tracées / tracés
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tracées" and "tracés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "tracées" or "tracés" show up more?
Useful next steps
"tracées" and "tracés" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "tracées" 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 #79,447 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tracées" and "tracés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taxées vs tracées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #79,447 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.