Which to use
“triage” and “trigger” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,515
- “triage” frequency rank
- #39,076
- “trigger” frequency rank
- 64591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | triage | trigger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de trier, de choisir ou résultat de cette action. | Montage dont la sortie commute entre un état bas et un état haut quand l'entrée franchit une tension de commande. |
Where the eye mixes triage and trigger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses triage with trigger
A purely visual mix-up. triage (\tʁi.jaʒ\) and trigger (\tʁi.ɡœʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
triage is recorded at frequency rank #25,515, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁi.jaʒ\. trigger is at rank #39,076, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁi.ɡœʁ\.
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 64591, this pair ranks #76,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of triage vs trigger
Shared letters: egirt. Private to "triage": a. Private to "trigger": -.
"triage" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "trigger" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "triage" and "trigger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "triage" or "trigger" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "triage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trigger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,311 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "triage" and "trigger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triades vs triage". 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 #76,311 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.