Which to use
“traquer” is a verb and “traqués” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,612
- “traquer” frequency rank
- #47,079
- “traqués” frequency rank
- 65691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traquer | traqués |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fouiller un bois pour en faire sortir le gibier. | Pluriel de traqué. |
Same sound, different letters: traquer vs traqués
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - traquer and traqués
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: traquer and traqués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁa.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traquer is recorded at frequency rank #18,612, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.ke\. 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 65691, this pair ranks #71,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traquer vs traqués
Shared letters: aqrtu. Private to "traquer": e. Private to "traqués": sé.
"traquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "traqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traquer ← rtaquer · tarquer · traqeur · traqquer · traquerr · traqure · trauqer · trqauer
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "traquer" 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 #71,178 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traquer" 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 #71,178 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.