Which to use
“traqués” and “travées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,079
- “traqués” frequency rank
- #25,514
- “travées” frequency rank
- 72593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traqués | travées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de traqué. | Pluriel de travée. |
Where the eye mixes traqués and travées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. traqués and travées follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses traqués with travées
A purely visual mix-up. traqués (\tʁa.ke\) and travées (\tʁa.ve\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traqués is recorded at frequency rank #47,079, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.ke\. travées is at rank #25,514, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.ve\.
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 72593, this pair ranks #43,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traqués vs travées
Shared letters: arsté. Private to "traqués": qu. Private to "travées": ev.
"traqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "travées" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traqués" for "travées" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "traqués" or "travées" show up more?
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 "traqués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "travées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,463 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traqués" and "travées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traqués vs trique". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,463 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.