Which to use
“tranquilles” is an adjective and “tranquillou” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,687
- “tranquilles” frequency rank
- #42,091
- “tranquillou” frequency rank
- 54778
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tranquilles | tranquillou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tranquille. | Tranquillement. |
Where the eye mixes tranquilles and tranquillou
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. tranquilles (CCVCCVVCCVC) and tranquillou (CCVCCVVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tranquilles vs tranquillou
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tranquilles is \tʁɑ̃.kil\ while tranquillou is \tʁɑ̃.ki.lu\. 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 (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tranquilles is recorded at frequency rank #12,687, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.kil\. tranquillou is at rank #42,091, tagged as anadv, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.ki.lu\.
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 54778, this pair ranks #131,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tranquilles vs tranquillou
Shared letters: ailnqrtu. Private to "tranquilles": es. Private to "tranquillou": o.
"tranquilles" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVC · "tranquillou" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tranquilles ← rtanquilles · tarnquilles · trannquilles · tranqiulles · tranqquilles · tranquilels · tranquiles · tranquilless
- tranquillou ← rtanquillou · tarnquillou · trannquillou · tranqiullou · tranqquillou · tranquilluo · tranquilolu · tranquilou
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tranquilles" for "tranquillou" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tranquilles" or "tranquillou" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tranquilles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tranquillou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,746 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tranquilles" and "tranquillou" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tranquille vs tranquillou". 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 #131,746 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.