Which to use
“traduisait” and “traduisent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,980
- “traduisait” frequency rank
- #18,611
- “traduisent” frequency rank
- 68591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traduisait | traduisent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de traduire. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de traduire. |
Where the eye mixes traduisait and traduisent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. traduisait (CCVCVVCVVC) and traduisent (CCVCVVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between traduisait and traduisent
A purely visual mix-up. traduisait (\tʁa.dɥi.zɛ\) and traduisent (\tʁa.dɥiz\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traduisait is recorded at frequency rank #49,980, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.dɥi.zɛ\. traduisent is at rank #18,611, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.dɥiz\.
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 68591, this pair ranks #58,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traduisait vs traduisent
Shared letters: adirstu. Private to "traduisait": -. Private to "traduisent": en.
"traduisait" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCVVC · "traduisent" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traduisait ← rtaduisait · tarduisait · tradduisait · tradiusait · traduiasit · traduisaitt · traduisati · traduisiat
- traduisent ← rtaduisent · tarduisent · tradduisent · tradiusent · traduiesnt · traduisennt · traduisentt · traduisetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traduisait" and "traduisent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "traduisait" vs "traduisent" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "traduisait" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traduisent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,524 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traduisait" and "traduisent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traduirait vs traduisait". 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 #58,524 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.