Which to use
“traverser” and “traversez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,294
- “traverser” frequency rank
- #45,358
- “traversez” frequency rank
- 49652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traverser | traversez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Passer à travers, d’un côté à l’autre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de traverser. |
Same sound, different letters: traverser vs traversez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. traverser and traversez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Homophone desk: traverser vs traversez
This is the hard kind. traverser and traversez are pronounced identically (\tʁa.vɛʁ.se\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “traverser” becomes z in “traversez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49652, 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\. traversez is at rank #45,358, 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 49652, this pair ranks #168,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of traverser vs traversez
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "traverser": -. Private to "traversez": z.
"traverser" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "traversez" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "traverser" and "traversez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "traverser" or "traversez"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "traverser" / "traversez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "traverser" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "traversez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,897 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traverser" and "traversez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traversez 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 #168,897 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.