Which to use
“traquer” and “trinquer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,612
- “traquer” frequency rank
- #44,239
- “trinquer” frequency rank
- 62851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traquer | trinquer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fouiller un bois pour en faire sortir le gibier. | Boire en choquant, cognant les verres en signe de joie, pour marquer son amitié ou pour faire un vœu. |
Where the eye mixes traquer and trinquer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: traquer vs trinquer
A purely visual mix-up. traquer (\tʁa.ke\) and trinquer (\tʁɛ̃.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 62851, 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\. trinquer is at rank #44,239, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɛ̃.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 62851, this pair ranks #84,942 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traquer vs trinquer
Shared letters: eqrtu. Private to "traquer": a. Private to "trinquer": in.
"traquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "trinquer" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traquer" and "trinquer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "traquer" or "trinquer" 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 "traquer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trinquer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,942 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traquer" and "trinquer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trinquer 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 #84,942 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.