Which to use
“traqués” and “trique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,079
- “traqués” frequency rank
- #46,501
- “trique” frequency rank
- 93580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traqués | trique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de traqué. | Gros bâton. |
Where the eye mixes traqués and trique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. traqués runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against trique's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: traqués vs trique
A purely visual mix-up. traqués (\tʁa.ke\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93580, 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\. 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 93580, this pair ranks #2,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traqués vs trique
Shared letters: qrtu. Private to "traqués": asé. Private to "trique": ei.
"traqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "trique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trique ← rtique · tirque · triqeu · triqque · triuqe · trqiue · trrique · ttrique
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traqués" and "trique" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "traqués" vs "trique" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "traqués" 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 #2,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traqués" and "trique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traqués vs truquer". 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 #2,169 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.