Which to use
“tribu” and “trique” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,669
- “tribu” frequency rank
- #46,501
- “trique” frequency rank
- 53170
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tribu | trique |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Division du peuple, chez quelques nations anciennes. | Gros bâton. |
Where the eye mixes tribu and trique
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tribu runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against trique's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tribu vs trique
A purely visual mix-up. tribu (\tʁi.by\) and trique (\tʁik\) 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 53170, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tribu is recorded at frequency rank #6,669, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁi.by\. trique is at rank #46,501, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁik\.
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 53170, this pair ranks #142,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tribu vs trique
Shared letters: irtu. Private to "tribu": b. Private to "trique": eq.
"tribu" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "trique" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tribu" and "trique" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tribu" or "trique"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tribu" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trique" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,588 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tribu" and "trique" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traqués vs trique". 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 #142,588 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.