Which to use
“transporté” is an adjective and “transposé” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,091
- “transporté” frequency rank
- #40,540
- “transposé” frequency rank
- 50631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transporté | transposé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Déplacé avec un moyen de transport. | Participe passé masculin singulier de transposer. |
Where the eye mixes transporté and transposé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. transporté runs 10 letters (CCVCCCVCCV) against transposé's 9 (CCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between transporté and transposé
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transporté is \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\ while transposé is \tʁɑ̃s.po.ze\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transporté is recorded at frequency rank #10,091, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.pɔʁ.te\. transposé is at rank #40,540, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.po.ze\.
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 50631, this pair ranks #161,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of transporté vs transposé
Shared letters: anoprsté. Private to "transporté": -. Private to "transposé": -.
"transporté" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCV · "transposé" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transporté" for "transposé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "transporté" or "transposé"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "transporté" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transposé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,134 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transporté" and "transposé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transposé vs transposée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #161,134 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.