Which to use
“trick” and “trucs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,104
- “trick” frequency rank
- #1,101
- “trucs” frequency rank
- 38205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trick | trucs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La septième levée et les suivantes du jeu de bridge. | Pluriel de truc. |
Where the eye mixes trick and trucs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between trick and trucs
A purely visual mix-up. trick (\tʁik\) and trucs (\tʁyk\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trick is recorded at frequency rank #37,104, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁik\. trucs is at rank #1,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁyk\.
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 38205, this pair ranks #256,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trick vs trucs
Shared letters: crt. Private to "trick": ik. Private to "trucs": su.
"trick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "trucs" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trick" for "trucs" ever safe?
Which is more common, "trick" or "trucs"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trucs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trick" and "trucs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trick vs trips". 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 #256,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.