Which to use
“teman” and “temes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,416
- “teman” frequency rank
- #27,420
- “temes” frequency rank
- 65836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teman | temes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de temar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de temar. |
Where the eye mixes teman and temes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. teman and temes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between teman and temes
A purely visual mix-up. teman ([ˈt̪emãn]) and temes ([ˈt̪emes]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65836, 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]. temes is at rank #27,420, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt̪emes].
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 65836, this pair ranks #41,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of teman vs temes
Shared letters: emt. Private to "teman": an. Private to "temes": s.
"teman" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "temes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teman" for "temes" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "teman" and "temes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teman" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "temes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teman" and "temes" 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 #41,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.