# tampons vs tympans

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### tampons
*noun · IPA \tɑ̃.pɔ̃\ · frequency rank #22,115*
Pluriel de tampon.

### tympans
*noun · IPA \tɛ̃.pɑ̃\ · frequency rank #35,763*
Pluriel de tympan.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/tampons-vs-tympans