Which to use
“teams” and “temp” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,911
- “teams” frequency rank
- #26,891
- “temp” frequency rank
- 60802
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teams | temp |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de team. | Intérimaire (suppléant, employé embauché pour une courte durée). |
Where the eye mixes teams and temp
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. teams runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against temp's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: teams vs temp
A purely visual mix-up. teams (\tim\) 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 60802, 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\. 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 60802, this pair ranks #95,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of teams vs temp
Shared letters: emt. Private to "teams": as. Private to "temp": p.
"teams" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "temp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teams" and "temp" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "teams" vs "temp" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "teams" and "temp" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teams" 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 #95,691 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teams" and "temp" 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 #95,691 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.