Which to use
“trouva” and “trouvez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,082
- “trouva” frequency rank
- #3,111
- “trouvez” frequency rank
- 16193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trouva | trouvez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de trouver. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de trouver. |
Where the eye mixes trouva and trouvez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. trouva runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against trouvez's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between trouva and trouvez
A purely visual mix-up. trouva (\tʁu.va\) and trouvez (\tʁu.ve\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trouva is recorded at frequency rank #13,082, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁu.va\. trouvez is at rank #3,111, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁu.ve\.
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 16193, this pair ranks #388,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trouva vs trouvez
Shared letters: ortuv. Private to "trouva": a. Private to "trouvez": ez.
"trouva" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "trouvez" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trouva" for "trouvez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trouva" vs "trouvez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trouva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trouvez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #388,946 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trouva" and "trouvez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trouer vs trouva". 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 #388,946 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.