Which to use
“trône” and “trous” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,196
- “trône” frequency rank
- #4,813
- “trous” frequency rank
- 9009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trône | trous |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Siège élevé où les souverains sont assis dans les circonstances solennelles. | Pluriel de trou. |
Where the eye mixes trône and trous
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between trône and trous
A purely visual mix-up. trône (\tʁon\) and trous (\tʁu\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trône is recorded at frequency rank #4,196, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁon\. trous is at rank #4,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁu\.
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 9009, this pair ranks #418,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trône vs trous
Shared letters: rt. Private to "trône": enô. Private to "trous": osu.
"trône" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "trous" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trous ← rtous · trosu · trouss · trrous · truos · ttrous
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trône" for "trous" ever safe?
Which is more common, "trône" or "trous"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "trône" and "trous" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trône" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trous" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,109 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trône" and "trous" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trônes vs trous". 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 #418,109 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.