Which to use
“tripler” is a verb and “triplés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,789
- “tripler” frequency rank
- #45,359
- “triplés” frequency rank
- 80148
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tripler | triplés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre triple, multiplier par trois. | Masculin pluriel de triplé. |
Same sound, different letters: tripler vs triplés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Homophone desk: tripler vs triplés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: tripler and triplés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁi.ple\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80148, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tripler is recorded at frequency rank #34,789, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁi.ple\. triplés is at rank #45,359, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁi.ple\.
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 80148, this pair ranks #21,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tripler vs triplés
Shared letters: ilprt. Private to "tripler": e. Private to "triplés": sé.
"tripler" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "triplés" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tripler ← rtipler · tirpler · trilper · tripelr · triplerr · tripller · triplre · trippler
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tripler" and "triplés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "tripler" or "triplés" show up more?
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 "tripler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "triplés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,640 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tripler" and "triplés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triplés 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 #21,640 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.