Which to use
“tracés” and “trajet” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,397
- “tracés” frequency rank
- #4,533
- “trajet” frequency rank
- 27930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tracés | trajet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tracé. | Espace à traverser, route à faire d’un lieu à un autre. |
Where the eye mixes tracés and trajet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tracés vs trajet
A purely visual mix-up. tracés (\tʁa.se\) and trajet (\tʁa.ʒɛ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tracés is recorded at frequency rank #23,397, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.se\. trajet is at rank #4,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.ʒɛ\.
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 27930, this pair ranks #325,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tracés vs trajet
Shared letters: art. Private to "tracés": csé. Private to "trajet": ej.
"tracés" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "trajet" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trajet ← rtajet · tarjet · traejt · trajett · trajjet · trajte · trjaet · trrajet
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tracés" for "trajet" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tracés" vs "trajet" - 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 "tracés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trajet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #325,894 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tracés" and "trajet" 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 #325,894 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.