Which to use
“tremblé” is an adjective and “tremblez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,786
- “tremblé” frequency rank
- #44,238
- “tremblez” frequency rank
- 79024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tremblé | tremblez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est tracé d’une main tremblante, peu ferme. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de trembler. |
Same sound, different letters: tremblé vs tremblez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. tremblé runs 7 letters (CCVCCCV) against tremblez's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - tremblé and tremblez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tremblé and tremblez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɑ̃.ble\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tremblé is recorded at frequency rank #34,786, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.ble\. tremblez is at rank #44,238, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.ble\.
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 79024, this pair ranks #24,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tremblé vs tremblez
Shared letters: belmrt. Private to "tremblé": é. Private to "tremblez": z.
"tremblé" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCCV · "tremblez" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tremblez ← rtemblez · termblez · trebmlez · trembblez · trembelz · tremblezz · trembllez · tremblze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tremblé" for "tremblez" ever safe?
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What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "tremblé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tremblez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,239 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tremblé" and "tremblez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trembles vs tremblez". 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 #24,239 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.