Which to use
“traversa” is a verb and “traversés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,188
- “traversa” frequency rank
- #30,846
- “traversés” frequency rank
- 67034
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traversa | traversés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de traverser. | Masculin pluriel de traversé. |
Where the eye mixes traversa and traversés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: traversa vs traversés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traversa is \tʁa.vɛʁ.sa\ while traversés is \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traversa is recorded at frequency rank #36,188, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.vɛʁ.sa\. traversés is at rank #30,846, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\.
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 67034, this pair ranks #65,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traversa vs traversés
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "traversa": -. Private to "traversés": é.
"traversa" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "traversés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traversa ← rtaversa · tarversa · traevrsa · traveras · traverrsa · traverssa · travesra · travresa
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traversa" and "traversés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "traversa" or "traversés" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "traversa" and "traversés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "traversa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traversés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,194 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traversa" and "traversés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traversa vs traversez". 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 #65,194 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.