Which to use
“tripler” and “troller” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,789
- “tripler” frequency rank
- #35,315
- “troller” frequency rank
- 70104
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tripler | troller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre triple, multiplier par trois. | Quêter au hasard dans une enceinte où l’on n'a pas fait détourner la bête. |
Where the eye mixes tripler and troller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tripler and troller
A purely visual mix-up. tripler (\tʁi.ple\) and troller (\tʁo.le\) 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 70104, 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\. troller is at rank #35,315, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁo.le\.
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 70104, this pair ranks #52,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tripler vs troller
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "tripler": ip. Private to "troller": o.
"tripler" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "troller" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tripler" and "troller" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tripler" or "troller" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tripler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "troller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tripler" and "troller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teller vs troller". 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 #52,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.