Which to use
“trahis” is an adjective and “trahit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,347
- “trahis” frequency rank
- #18,348
- “trahit” frequency rank
- 36695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trahis | trahit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de trahi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de trahir. |
Same sound, different letters: trahis vs trahit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. trahis and trahit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: trahis vs trahit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: trahis and trahit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁa.i\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - s in “trahis” becomes t in “trahit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trahis is recorded at frequency rank #18,347, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁa.i\. trahit is at rank #18,348, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.i\.
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 36695, this pair ranks #267,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trahis vs trahit
Shared letters: ahirt. Private to "trahis": s. Private to "trahit": -.
"trahis" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "trahit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trahis" and "trahit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "trahis" vs "trahit" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "trahis" / "trahit". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "trahis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trahit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,753 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trahis" and "trahit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tarit vs trahit". 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 #267,753 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.