Which to use
“treize” and “trente” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,567
- “treize” frequency rank
- #2,155
- “trente” frequency rank
- 8722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | treize | trente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Douze plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 13. | Vingt-neuf plus un, soit trois fois dix, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 30. |
Where the eye mixes treize and trente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between treize and trente
A purely visual mix-up. treize (\tʁɛz\) and trente (\tʁɑ̃t\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
treize is recorded at frequency rank #6,567, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɛz\. trente is at rank #2,155, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃t\.
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 8722, this pair ranks #419,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of treize vs trente
Shared letters: ert. Private to "treize": iz. Private to "trente": n.
"treize" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "trente" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "treize" and "trente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "treize" or "trente" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "treize" and "trente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "treize" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #419,065 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "treize" and "trente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "treize vs Trévise". 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 #419,065 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.