Which to use
“traversés” is an adjective and “traversez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,846
- “traversés” frequency rank
- #45,358
- “traversez” frequency rank
- 76204
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traversés | traversez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de traversé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de traverser. |
Same sound, different letters: traversés vs traversez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. traversés and traversez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - traversés / traversez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: traversés and traversez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 76204, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
traversés is recorded at frequency rank #30,846, classified as anadj, 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 76204, this pair ranks #31,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traversés vs traversez
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "traversés": é. Private to "traversez": z.
"traversés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "traversez" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traversez ← rtaversez · tarversez · traevrsez · traveresz · traverrsez · traversezz · traverssez · traversze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traversés" and "traversez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "traversés" vs "traversez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "traversés" 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 #31,802 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traversés" 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 #31,802 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.