trompésvstrompezConfusable pair

Quick tell: trompés is a adjective, trompez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

7 ch
trompés
7 ch
trompez

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": . Private to "trompez": ez.

"trompés" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "trompez" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trompezrtompez · tormpez · trmopez · tromepz · trommpez · trompezz · tromppez · trompze

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "trompés" and "trompez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trompés" is an adjective and "trompez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "trompés" or "trompez"?
"trompés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,355 in our French list, against #23,719 for "trompez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list