trouvionsvstrouvonsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“trouvions” and “trouvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#39,077
“trouvions” frequency rank
#10,964
“trouvons” frequency rank
50041
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trouvions trouvons
Definition Première personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de trouver. Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de trouver.

Where the eye mixes trouvions and trouvons

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. trouvions runs 9 letters (CCVVCVVCC) against trouvons's 8 (CCVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
trouvions
8 ch
trouvons

Look-alike desk: trouvions vs trouvons

A purely visual mix-up. trouvions (\tʁu.vjɔ̃\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trouvions is recorded at frequency rank #39,077, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁu.vjɔ̃\. 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 50041, this pair ranks #165,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trouvions vs trouvons

Shared letters: norstuv. Private to "trouvions": i. Private to "trouvons": -.

"trouvions" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVVCC  ·  "trouvons" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trouvionsrtouvions · toruvions · trouivons · trouvinos · trouvionns · trouvionss · trouviosn · trouvoins
  • trouvonsrtouvons · toruvons · trouovns · trouvnos · trouvonns · trouvonss · trouvosn · trouvvons

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "trouvions" and "trouvons" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\tʁu.vjɔ̃\ versus \tʁu.vɔ̃\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "trouvions" or "trouvons"?
"trouvons" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,964 in our French list, against #39,077 for "trouvions". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "trouvions" and "trouvons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trouvions" 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 #165,745 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trouvions" and "trouvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trouverons vs trouvions". 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 #165,745 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