Which to use
“traversent” and “traversons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,601
- “traversent” frequency rank
- #34,344
- “traversons” frequency rank
- 44945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traversent | traversons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de traverser. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de traverser. |
Where the eye mixes traversent and traversons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. traversent and traversons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: traversent vs traversons
A purely visual mix-up. traversent (\tʁa.vɛʁs\) and traversons (\tʁa.vɛʁ.sɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traversent is recorded at frequency rank #10,601, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.vɛʁs\. traversons is at rank #34,344, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁa.vɛʁ.sɔ̃\.
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 44945, this pair ranks #206,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traversent vs traversons
Shared letters: aenrstv. Private to "traversent": -. Private to "traversons": o.
"traversent" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCC · "traversons" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traversent ← rtaversent · tarversent · traevrsent · traveresnt · traverrsent · traversennt · traversentt · traversetn
- traversons ← rtaversons · tarversons · traevrsons · traverosns · traverrsons · traversnos · traversonns · traversonss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "traversent" for "traversons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "traversent" vs "traversons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "traversent" and "traversons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "traversent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traversons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,618 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traversent" and "traversons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traversés vs traversons". 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 #206,618 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.