Which to use
“traversées” is a noun and “traverser” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,494
- “traversées” frequency rank
- #4,294
- “traverser” frequency rank
- 25788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traversées | traverser |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de traversée. | Passer à travers, d’un côté à l’autre. |
Same sound, different letters: traversées vs traverser
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. traversées runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVVC) against traverser's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: traversées vs traverser
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: traversées and traverser carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25788, 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\. traverser is at rank #4,294, tagged as averb, 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 25788, this pair ranks #338,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of traversées vs traverser
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "traversées": é. Private to "traverser": -.
"traversées" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVVC · "traverser" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traverser ← rtaverser · tarverser · traevrser · traveresr · traverrser · traverserr · traversre · traversser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traversées" and "traverser" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "traversées" or "traverser"?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "traversées" / "traverser". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "traversées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traverser" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,843 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traversées" and "traverser" 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 #338,843 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.