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 eye mixes teams and télés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. teams (CVVCC) and télés (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: teams vs télés
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": lé.
"teams" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "télés" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- teams ← etams · taems · teamms · teamss · teasm · temas · tteams
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teams" and "télés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "teams" or "télés" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "teams" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "télés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,701 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teams" and "télés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teach vs teams". 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 #109,701 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.