Which to use
“travaillé” is an adjective and “travailleur” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,253
- “travaillé” frequency rank
- #7,507
- “travailleur” frequency rank
- 9760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | travaillé | travailleur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Auquel on a accordé beaucoup de temps, d'intérêt. | Celui qui s’adonne au travail. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set travaillé and travailleur apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: travaillé is \tʁa.va.je\ while travailleur is \tʁa.va.jœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9760, 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\. travailleur is at rank #7,507, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.va.jœʁ\.
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 9760, this pair ranks #415,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of travaillé vs travailleur
Shared letters: ailrtv. Private to "travaillé": é. Private to "travailleur": eu.
"travaillé" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV · "travailleur" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- travailleur ← rtavailleur · tarvailleur · traavilleur · travailelur · travaileur · travailleru · travailleurr · travailluer
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "travaillé" and "travailleur" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "travaillé" or "travailleur"?
Remembering travaillé vs travailleur
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “travaillé”; for a noun, it's “travailleur”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “travaillé” entry
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