Which to use
“teman” and “teme” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,416
- “teman” frequency rank
- #8,191
- “teme” frequency rank
- 46607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teman | teme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de temar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de temar. |
Where the eye mixes teman and teme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses teman with teme
A purely visual mix-up. teman ([ˈt̪emãn]) and teme ([ˈt̪eme]) 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 46607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teman is recorded at frequency rank #38,416, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪emãn]. teme is at rank #8,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪eme].
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 46607, this pair ranks #124,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teman vs teme
Shared letters: emt. Private to "teman": an. Private to "teme": -.
"teman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "teme" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teman" and "teme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "teman" or "teme" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "teman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teman" and "teme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teman vs tesón". 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 #124,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.