Which to use
“trèfle” is a noun and “treize” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,449
- “trèfle” frequency rank
- #6,567
- “treize” frequency rank
- 29016
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trèfle | treize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nom usuel des plantes du genre Trifolium, plantes herbacées de la famille des Fabaceae (Fabacées), dont les feuilles sont formées de 3 (rarement 4 ou plus) folioles rondes. | Douze plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 13. |
Where the eye mixes trèfle and treize
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trèfle vs treize
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trèfle is \tʁɛfl\ while treize is \tʁɛz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29016, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trèfle is recorded at frequency rank #22,449, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁɛfl\. treize is at rank #6,567, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁɛz\.
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 29016, this pair ranks #319,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trèfle vs treize
Shared letters: ert. Private to "trèfle": flè. Private to "treize": iz.
"trèfle" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "treize" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- treize ← rteize · terize · treiez · treizze · trezie · trieze · trreize · ttreize
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trèfle" and "treize" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "trèfle" vs "treize" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trèfle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "treize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,258 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trèfle" and "treize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trèfle vs truelle". 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 #319,258 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.