traumatismevstraumatismesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“traumatisme” and “traumatismes” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,600
“traumatisme” frequency rank
#22,126
“traumatismes” frequency rank
32726
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature traumatisme traumatismes
Definition État résultant d’une lésion causée par une blessure, un coup ou une série de chocs. Pluriel de traumatisme.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set traumatisme and traumatismes apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
traumatisme
12 ch
traumatismes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. traumatisme and traumatismes are pronounced identically (\tʁo.ma.tism\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “traumatisme” sits inside “traumatismes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

traumatisme is recorded at frequency rank #10,600, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁo.ma.tism\. traumatismes is at rank #22,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁo.ma.tism\.

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 32726, this pair ranks #295,345 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of traumatisme vs traumatismes

Shared letters: aeimrstu. Private to "traumatisme": -. Private to "traumatismes": -.

"traumatisme" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCVCCV  ·  "traumatismes" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • traumatismertaumatisme · tarumatisme · tramuatisme · trauamtisme · traumaitsme · traumatimse · traumatisem · traumatismme
  • traumatismesrtaumatismes · tarumatismes · tramuatismes · trauamtismes · traumaitsmes · traumatimses · traumatisems · traumatismess

Frequency comparison

traumatisme#10,600
traumatismes#22,126

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "traumatisme" and "traumatismes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\tʁo.ma.tism\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "traumatisme" or "traumatismes"?
"traumatisme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,600 in our French list, against #22,126 for "traumatismes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering traumatisme vs traumatismes

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “traumatisme” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list