Which to use
“tremblent” is a verb and “trembles” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,189
- “tremblent” frequency rank
- #38,582
- “trembles” frequency rank
- 74771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tremblent | trembles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de trembler. | Pluriel de tremble. |
Same sound, different letters: tremblent vs trembles
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. tremblent runs 9 letters (CCVCCCVCC) against trembles's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: tremblent vs trembles
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tremblent and trembles carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɑ̃bl\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, 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 74771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tremblent is recorded at frequency rank #36,189, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁɑ̃bl\. trembles is at rank #38,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃bl\.
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 74771, this pair ranks #36,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tremblent vs trembles
Shared letters: belmrt. Private to "tremblent": n. Private to "trembles": s.
"tremblent" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC · "trembles" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tremblent" and "trembles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tremblent" or "trembles"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "tremblent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trembles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,066 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tremblent" and "trembles" 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 #36,066 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.