Which to use
“transposé” and “transposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,540
- “transposé” frequency rank
- #29,576
- “transposer” frequency rank
- 70116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transposé | transposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de transposer. | Changer de place, intervertir l’ordre de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes transposé and transposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. transposé runs 9 letters (CCVCCCVCV) against transposer's 10 (CCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: transposé vs transposer
A purely visual mix-up. transposé (\tʁɑ̃s.po.ze\) and transposer (\tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.ze\) 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 70116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transposé is recorded at frequency rank #40,540, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.po.ze\. transposer is at rank #29,576, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃s.pɔ.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 70116, this pair ranks #52,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of transposé vs transposer
Shared letters: anoprst. Private to "transposé": é. Private to "transposer": e.
"transposé" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCV · "transposer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transposer ← rtansposer · tarnsposer · trannsposer · tranpsoser · transopser · transpoesr · transposerr · transposre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "transposé" and "transposer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "transposé" or "transposer"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "transposé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "transposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,548 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transposé" and "transposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transposé vs transposée". 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 #52,548 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.