Which to use
“triés” is a verb and “tris” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,791
- “triés” frequency rank
- #36,192
- “tris” frequency rank
- 70983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | triés | tris |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de trier. | Pluriel de tri. |
Where the eye mixes triés and tris
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses triés with tris
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: triés is \tʁi.je\ while tris is \tʁi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
triés is recorded at frequency rank #34,791, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁi.je\. tris is at rank #36,192, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁi\.
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 70983, this pair ranks #49,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of triés vs tris
Shared letters: irst. Private to "triés": é. Private to "tris": -.
"triés" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "tris" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tris ← rtis · triss · trris · trsi · ttris
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "triés" and "tris" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "triés" or "tris"?
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 "triés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tris" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,242 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "triés" and "tris" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tif vs tris". 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 #49,242 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.