Which to use
“teigne” and “teinte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,693
- “teigne” frequency rank
- #9,928
- “teinte” frequency rank
- 53621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teigne | teinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dermatose du cuir chevelu d'origine cryptogamique ^([1]). Elle engendre des écailles ou des croûtes plus ou moins épaisses et de l'alopécie. | Nuance de couleur, combinant la tonalité et la saturation. |
Where the eye mixes teigne and teinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. teigne and teinte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses teigne with teinte
A purely visual mix-up. teigne (\tɛɲ\) and teinte (\tɛ̃t\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teigne is recorded at frequency rank #43,693, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛɲ\. teinte is at rank #9,928, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛ̃t\.
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 53621, this pair ranks #139,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teigne vs teinte
Shared letters: eint. Private to "teigne": g. Private to "teinte": -.
"teigne" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "teinte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teigne" and "teinte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "teigne" vs "teinte" - which ranks higher?
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 "teigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,481 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teigne" and "teinte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teigne vs Tignes". 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 #139,481 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.