# tracer vs trouer

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### tracer
*verb · IPA \tʁa.se\ · frequency rank #11,869*
Tirer des traits, indiquer les lignes d’une figure, etc.

### trouer
*verb · IPA \tʁu.e\ · frequency rank #45,362*
Percer, faire un trou.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/tracer-vs-trouer