Which to use
“trahit” and “tuait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,348
- “trahit” frequency rank
- #30,848
- “tuait” frequency rank
- 49196
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trahit | tuait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de trahir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de tuer. |
Where the eye mixes trahit and tuait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between trahit and tuait
A purely visual mix-up. trahit (\tʁa.i\) and tuait (\tɥɛ\) 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 49196, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trahit is recorded at frequency rank #18,348, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.i\. tuait is at rank #30,848, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɥɛ\.
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 49196, this pair ranks #172,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trahit vs tuait
Shared letters: ait. Private to "trahit": hr. Private to "tuait": u.
"trahit" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "tuait" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trahit" and "tuait" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "trahit" or "tuait" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "trahit" and "tuait" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trahit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tuait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trahit" and "tuait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tarit vs tuait". 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 #172,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.