Which to use
“truqués” and “turques” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,079
- “truqués” frequency rank
- #15,777
- “turques” frequency rank
- 54856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | truqués | turques |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de truqué. | Féminin pluriel de turc. |
Where the eye mixes truqués and turques
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. truqués (CCVCVVC) and turques (CVCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses truqués with turques
A purely visual mix-up. truqués (\tʁy.ke\) and turques (\tyʁk\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
truqués is recorded at frequency rank #39,079, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁy.ke\. turques is at rank #15,777, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tyʁk\.
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 54856, this pair ranks #131,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of truqués vs turques
Shared letters: qrstu. Private to "truqués": é. Private to "turques": e.
"truqués" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC · "turques" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- turques ← truques · tturques · tuqrues · turqeus · turqques · turquess · turquse · turrques
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "truqués" and "turques" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "truqués" or "turques"?
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 "truqués" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turques" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,224 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "truqués" and "turques" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "traqués vs truqués". 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 #131,224 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.