Which to use
“traque” and “turque” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,279
- “traque” frequency rank
- #8,051
- “turque” frequency rank
- 23330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traque | turque |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de traquer. | Brebis de plus d'un an, mais qui n'a pas encore eu d'agneau. |
Where the eye mixes traque and turque
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between traque and turque
A purely visual mix-up. traque (\tʁak\) and turque (\tyʁk\) 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 23330, 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\. turque is at rank #8,051, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tyʁk\.
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 23330, this pair ranks #353,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of traque vs turque
Shared letters: eqrtu. Private to "traque": a. Private to "turque": -.
"traque" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "turque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traque" and "turque" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "traque" vs "turque" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "turque" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #353,133 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traque" and "turque" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trapu vs traque". 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 #353,133 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.