Which to use
“traversés” is an adjective and “traversons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,846
- “traversés” frequency rank
- #34,344
- “traversons” frequency rank
- 65190
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | traversés | traversons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de traversé. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de traverser. |
Where the eye mixes traversés and traversons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. traversés runs 9 letters (CCVCVCCVC) against traversons's 10 (CCVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses traversés with traversons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: traversés is \tʁa.vɛʁ.se\ while traversons is \tʁa.vɛʁ.sɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65190, 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\. 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 65190, this pair ranks #73,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of traversés vs traversons
Shared letters: aerstv. Private to "traversés": é. Private to "traversons": no.
"traversés" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "traversons" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- traversons ← rtaversons · tarversons · traevrsons · traverosns · traverrsons · traversnos · traversonns · traversonss
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "traversés" and "traversons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "traversés" vs "traversons" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "traversés" 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 #73,441 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "traversés" and "traversons" 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 #73,441 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.