Which to use
“tease” is a verb and “tende” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,149
- “tease” frequency rank
- #37,580
- “tende” frequency rank
- 62729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tease | tende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de teaser. | → voir tende de tranche. |
Where the eye mixes tease and tende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tease (CVVCV) and tende (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between tease and tende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tease is \tiz\ while tende is \tɑ̃d\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tease is recorded at frequency rank #25,149, classified as averb, pronounced \tiz\. tende is at rank #37,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃d\.
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 62729, this pair ranks #85,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tease vs tende
Shared letters: et. Private to "tease": as. Private to "tende": dn.
"tease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tease" and "tende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tease" or "tende"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tease" and "tende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tease" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tease" and "tende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tende vs tender". 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 #85,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.