Which to use
“traque” and “trique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,279
- “traque” frequency rank
- #46,501
- “trique” frequency rank
- 61780
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traque | trique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de traquer. | Gros bâton. |
Where the eye mixes traque and trique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses traque with trique
A purely visual mix-up. traque (\tʁak\) and trique (\tʁik\) 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 a single letter - a in “traque” becomes i in “trique”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61780, 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\. trique is at rank #46,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁik\.
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 61780, this pair ranks #90,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traque vs trique
Shared letters: eqrtu. Private to "traque": a. Private to "trique": i.
"traque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "trique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traque" and "trique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "traque" or "trique"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "traque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #90,485 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traque" and "trique" 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 #90,485 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.