travaillévstravailleraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: travaillé is a adjective, travaillera is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“travaillé” is an adjective and “travaillera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,253
“travaillé” frequency rank
#23,716
“travaillera” frequency rank
25969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature travaillé travaillera
Definition Auquel on a accordé beaucoup de temps, d'intérêt. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de travailler.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set travaillé and travaillera apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
travaillé
11 ch
travaillera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

travaillé and travaillera form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

travaillé is recorded at frequency rank #2,253, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁa.va.je\. travaillera is at rank #23,716, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.va.jə.ʁa\.

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 25969, this pair ranks #337,827 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Frequency comparison

travaillé#2,253
travaillera#23,716

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "travaillé" and "travaillera" be used interchangeably?
No, "travaillé" and "travaillera" have distinct meanings and cannot be swapped without changing the meaning of a sentence. Understanding the specific definition and context for each word is essential for correct usage.

Remembering travaillé vs travaillera

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “travaillé”; for a verb, it's “travaillera”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “travaillé” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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