Which to use
“traversées” is a noun and “traversent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,494
- “traversées” frequency rank
- #10,601
- “traversent” frequency rank
- 32095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traversées | traversent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de traversée. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de traverser. |
Where the eye mixes traversées and traversent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. traversées (CCVCVCCVVC) and traversent (CCVCVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between traversées and traversent
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traversées is \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\ while traversent is \tʁa.vɛʁs\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traversées is recorded at frequency rank #21,494, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\. traversent is at rank #10,601, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.vɛʁs\.
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 32095, this pair ranks #299,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traversées vs traversent
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "traversées": é. Private to "traversent": n.
"traversées" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "traversent" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traversent ← rtaversent · tarversent · traevrsent · traveresnt · traverrsent · traversennt · traversentt · traversetn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traversées" and "traversent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "traversées" vs "traversent" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "traversées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traversent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,605 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traversées" and "traversent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traversées vs traversier". 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 #299,605 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.