Which to use
“traque” and “traqués” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,279
- “traque” frequency rank
- #47,079
- “traqués” frequency rank
- 62358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traque | traqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de traquer. | Pluriel de traqué. |
Where the eye mixes traque and traqués
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: traque vs traqués
A purely visual mix-up. traque (\tʁak\) and traqués (\tʁa.ke\) 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 62358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traque is recorded at frequency rank #15,279, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁak\. traqués is at rank #47,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.ke\.
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 62358, this pair ranks #87,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traque vs traqués
Shared letters: aqrtu. Private to "traque": e. Private to "traqués": sé.
"traque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "traqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traque ← rtaque · tarque · traqeu · traqque · trauqe · trqaue · trraque · ttraque
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traque" and "traqués" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "traque" or "traqués" show up more?
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 "traque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traqués" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traque" and "traqués" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traqués vs trique". 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 #87,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.