Which to use
“traverser” is a verb and “traversés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,294
- “traverser” frequency rank
- #30,846
- “traversés” frequency rank
- 35140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traverser | traversés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passer à travers, d’un côté à l’autre. | Masculin pluriel de traversé. |
Same sound, different letters: traverser vs traversés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. traverser and traversés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - traverser and traversés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: traverser and traversés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traverser is recorded at frequency rank #4,294, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\. 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 35140, this pair ranks #278,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traverser vs traversés
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "traverser": -. Private to "traversés": é.
"traverser" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "traversés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traverser ← rtaverser · tarverser · traevrser · traveresr · traverrser · traverserr · traversre · traversser
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traverser" and "traversés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "traverser" vs "traversés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "traverser" 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 #278,876 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traverser" and "traversés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traversés 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 #278,876 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.