Which to use
“treize” is an adjective and “trêve” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,567
- “treize” frequency rank
- #8,940
- “trêve” frequency rank
- 15507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | treize | trêve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Douze plus un, adjectif numéral cardinal correspondant au nombre 13. | Suspension de l’usage des armes, cessation de tout acte d’hostilité pour un certain temps, par convention faite entre deux États, entre deux partis qui sont en guerre. |
Where the eye mixes treize and trêve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between treize and trêve
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: treize is \tʁɛz\ while trêve is \tʁɛv\. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15507, 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\. trêve is at rank #8,940, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɛv\.
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 15507, this pair ranks #392,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of treize vs trêve
Shared letters: ert. Private to "treize": iz. Private to "trêve": vê.
"treize" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "trêve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- treize ← rteize · terize · treiez · treizze · trezie · trieze · trreize · ttreize
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "treize" for "trêve" ever safe?
Which is more common, "treize" or "trêve"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "treize" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trêve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,039 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "treize" and "trêve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trêve 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 #392,039 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.