Which to use
“trompés” is an adjective and “trompez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,355
- “trompés” frequency rank
- #23,719
- “trompez” frequency rank
- 42074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trompés | trompez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de trompé. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tromper. |
Same sound, different letters: trompés vs trompez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. trompés and trompez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - trompés and trompez
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: trompés and trompez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɔ̃.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, 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 42074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trompés is recorded at frequency rank #18,355, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɔ̃.pe\. trompez is at rank #23,719, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁɔ̃.pe\.
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 42074, this pair ranks #228,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trompés vs trompez
Shared letters: moprt. Private to "trompés": sé. Private to "trompez": ez.
"trompés" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "trompez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trompez ← rtompez · tormpez · trmopez · tromepz · trommpez · trompezz · tromppez · trompze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trompés" and "trompez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "trompés" or "trompez"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "trompés" / "trompez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "trompés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trompez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,424 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trompés" and "trompez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trompés vs trônes". 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 #228,424 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.