Which to use
“transposée” and “transposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,841
- “transposée” frequency rank
- #29,576
- “transposer” frequency rank
- 78417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | transposée | transposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe transposer. | Changer de place, intervertir l’ordre de quelque chose. |
Where the eye mixes transposée and transposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. transposée (CCVCCCVCVV) and transposer (CCVCCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: transposée vs transposer
A purely visual mix-up. transposée (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
transposée is recorded at frequency rank #48,841, 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 78417, this pair ranks #25,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of transposée vs transposer
Shared letters: aenoprst. Private to "transposée": é. Private to "transposer": -.
"transposée" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVV · "transposer" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- transposer ← rtansposer · tarnsposer · trannsposer · tranpsoser · transopser · transpoesr · transposerr · transposre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "transposée" for "transposer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "transposée" or "transposer"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "transposée" 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 #25,809 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "transposée" 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 #25,809 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.