Which to use
“traduire” and “traduites” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,711
- “traduire” frequency rank
- #22,443
- “traduites” frequency rank
- 28154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traduire | traduites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Faire la traduction d’un texte ou de paroles ou de tout document depuis une langue vers une autre langue. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de traduire. |
Where the eye mixes traduire and traduites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. traduire runs 8 letters (CCVCVVCV) against traduites's 9 (CCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses traduire with traduites
A purely visual mix-up. traduire (\tʁa.dɥiʁ\) and traduites (\tʁa.dɥit\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traduire is recorded at frequency rank #5,711, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.dɥiʁ\. traduites is at rank #22,443, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.dɥit\.
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 28154, this pair ranks #324,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traduire vs traduites
Shared letters: adeirtu. Private to "traduire": -. Private to "traduites": s.
"traduire" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVVCV · "traduites" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traduire" for "traduites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "traduire" vs "traduites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "traduire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traduites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,579 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traduire" and "traduites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traduise vs traduites". 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 #324,579 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.