# tempt vs tet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tempt
*verb · IPA /tɛmpt/ · frequency rank #21,957*
To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.

### tet
*noun · frequency rank #36,784*
Alternative form of teth (“Semitic letter”).

## Source
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