Which to use
“team” is a noun and “tem” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,368
- “team” frequency rank
- #46,481
- “tem” frequency rank
- 49849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | team | tem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Équipe, en particulier (mais pas exclusivement) dans un contexte anglo-saxon. | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ter. |
Where the eye mixes team and tem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses team with tem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: team is \tim\ while tem is \tɐ̃j\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
team is recorded at frequency rank #3,368, classified as anoun, pronounced \tim\. tem is at rank #46,481, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɐ̃j\.
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 49849, this pair ranks #167,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of team vs tem
Shared letters: emt. Private to "team": a. Private to "tem": -.
"team" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tem" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- team ← etam · taem · teamm · tema · tteam
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "team" and "tem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "team" or "tem"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "team" and "tem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "team" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,414 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "team" and "tem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tem 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 #167,414 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.