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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trouvions" and "trouvons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "trouvions" or "trouvons"?
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.