Which to use
“TCP” and “temp” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,650
- “TCP” frequency rank
- #26,891
- “temp” frequency rank
- 69541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | TCP | temp |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Protocole réseau utilisé pour transmettre des données de manière fiable, en mode connecté. | Intérimaire (suppléant, employé embauché pour une courte durée). |
Where the eye mixes TCP and temp
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. TCP runs 3 letters (CCC) against temp's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses TCP with temp
A purely visual mix-up. TCP (\te.se.pe\) and temp (\tɛmp\) 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 69541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
TCP is recorded at frequency rank #42,650, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.se.pe\. temp is at rank #26,891, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛmp\.
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 69541, this pair ranks #54,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of TCP vs temp
Shared letters: pt. Private to "TCP": c. Private to "temp": em.
"TCP" · 3 letters · shape CCC · "temp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- temp ← etmp · temmp · tempp · tepm · tmep · ttemp
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "TCP" for "temp" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "TCP" or "temp" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "TCP" and "temp" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "TCP" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "temp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "TCP" and "temp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "TCP vs tif". 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 #54,708 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.