Which to use
“trancher” is a verb and “tranchés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,143
- “trancher” frequency rank
- #45,353
- “tranchés” frequency rank
- 56496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trancher | tranchés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couper net ; séparer en coupant. | Masculin pluriel de tranché. |
Same sound, different letters: trancher vs tranchés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. trancher and tranchés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - trancher and tranchés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: trancher and tranchés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɑ̃.ʃe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trancher is recorded at frequency rank #11,143, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.ʃe\. tranchés is at rank #45,353, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.ʃe\.
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 56496, this pair ranks #120,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trancher vs tranchés
Shared letters: achnrt. Private to "trancher": e. Private to "tranchés": sé.
"trancher" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC · "tranchés" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trancher ← rtancher · tarncher · tracnher · tranccher · trancehr · trancherr · tranchher · tranchre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trancher" for "tranchés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trancher" vs "tranchés" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "trancher" / "tranchés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "trancher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tranchés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,763 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trancher" and "tranchés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trance vs tranchés". 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 #120,763 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.