Which to use
“trouvent” and “trouvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,841
- “trouvent” frequency rank
- #10,964
- “trouvons” frequency rank
- 12805
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trouvent | trouvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de trouver. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de trouver. |
Where the eye mixes trouvent and trouvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. trouvent and trouvons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses trouvent with trouvons
A purely visual mix-up. trouvent (\tʁuv\) and trouvons (\tʁu.vɔ̃\) 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 12805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trouvent is recorded at frequency rank #1,841, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁuv\. trouvons is at rank #10,964, tagged as averb, pronounced \tʁu.vɔ̃\.
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 12805, this pair ranks #403,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trouvent vs trouvons
Shared letters: nortuv. Private to "trouvent": e. Private to "trouvons": s.
"trouvent" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "trouvons" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trouvent" for "trouvons" ever safe?
Which is more common, "trouvent" or "trouvons"?
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 "trouvent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trouvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #403,680 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trouvent" and "trouvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trouvions vs trouvons". 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 #403,680 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.