Which to use
“travailleur” and “travailleuse” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,507
- “travailleur” frequency rank
- #31,289
- “travailleuse” frequency rank
- 38796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | travailleur | travailleuse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui qui s’adonne au travail. | Celle qui s’adonne au travail. |
Where the eye mixes travailleur and travailleuse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. travailleur runs 11 letters (CCVCVVCCVVC) against travailleuse's 12 (CCVCVVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses travailleur with travailleuse
A purely visual mix-up. travailleur (\tʁa.va.jœʁ\) and travailleuse (\tʁa.va.jøz\) 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 38796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
travailleur is recorded at frequency rank #7,507, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.va.jœʁ\. travailleuse is at rank #31,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.va.jøz\.
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 38796, this pair ranks #252,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of travailleur vs travailleuse
Shared letters: aeilrtuv. Private to "travailleur": -. Private to "travailleuse": s.
"travailleur" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVVC · "travailleuse" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- travailleur ← rtavailleur · tarvailleur · traavilleur · travailelur · travaileur · travailleru · travailleurr · travailluer
- travailleuse ← rtavailleuse · tarvailleuse · traavilleuse · travaileluse · travaileuse · travaillesue · travailleues · travailluese
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "travailleur" and "travailleuse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "travailleur" or "travailleuse"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "travailleur" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "travailleuse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,739 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "travailleur" and "travailleuse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "travaillée vs travailleuse". 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 #252,739 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.