teamsvstélésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“teams” and “télés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,911
“teams” frequency rank
#24,420
“télés” frequency rank
58331
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature teams télés
Definition Pluriel de team. Pluriel de télé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set teams and télés apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
teams
5 ch
télés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. teams (\tim\) and télés (\te.le\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

teams is recorded at frequency rank #33,911, classified as anoun, pronounced \tim\. télés is at rank #24,420, tagged as anoun, pronounced \te.le\.

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 58331, this pair ranks #109,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of teams vs télés

Shared letters: st. Private to "teams": aem. Private to "télés": .

"teams" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "télés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • teamsetams · taems · teamms · teamss · teasm · temas · tteams

Frequency comparison

teams#33,911
télés#24,420

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "teams" and "télés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\tim\ versus \te.le\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "teams" or "télés"?
"télés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,420 in our French list, against #33,911 for "teams". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering teams vs télés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “teams” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list