truquervstruquésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: truquer is a verb, truqués is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“truquer” is a verb and “truqués” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#45,929
“truquer” frequency rank
#39,079
“truqués” frequency rank
85008
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature truquer truqués
Definition Modifier, altérer, falsifier un meuble, un objet d’art pour lui donner l’apparence d’une qualité qu’il n’a pas. Masculin pluriel de truqué.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set truquer and truqués apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
truquer
7 ch
truqués

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: truquer and truqués carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁy.ke\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

truquer is recorded at frequency rank #45,929, classified as averb, pronounced \tʁy.ke\. truqués is at rank #39,079, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁy.ke\.

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 85008, this pair ranks #12,031 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of truquer vs truqués

Shared letters: qrtu. Private to "truquer": e. Private to "truqués": .

"truquer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "truqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • truquerrtuquer · trquuer · trruquer · truqeur · truqquer · truquerr · truqure · truuqer

Frequency comparison

truquer#45,929
truqués#39,079

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "truquer" and "truqués" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "truquer" is a verb and "truqués" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "truquer" or "truqués"?
"truqués" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,079 in our French list, against #45,929 for "truquer". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering truquer vs truqués

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “truquer”; for an adjective, it's “truqués”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “truquer” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list