Which to use
“traire” is a verb and “treize” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,056
- “traire” frequency rank
- #6,567
- “treize” frequency rank
- 46623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traire | treize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tirer sur le pis des vaches ou d’autres mammifères domestiques femelles pour en extraire le lait. | Douze plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 13. |
Where the eye mixes traire and treize
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between traire and treize
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traire is \tʁɛʁ\ while treize is \tʁɛz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traire is recorded at frequency rank #40,056, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɛʁ\. treize is at rank #6,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁɛz\.
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 46623, this pair ranks #193,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traire vs treize
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "traire": a. Private to "treize": z.
"traire" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "treize" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traire" for "treize" ever safe?
Frequency check: "traire" vs "treize" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "traire" and "treize" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "traire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "treize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traire" and "treize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traire vs trance". 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 #193,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.