Which to use
“teigne” is a noun and “témoigné” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,693
- “teigne” frequency rank
- #17,584
- “témoigné” frequency rank
- 61277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teigne | témoigné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dermatose du cuir chevelu d'origine cryptogamique ^([1]). Elle engendre des écailles ou des croûtes plus ou moins épaisses et de l'alopécie. | Participe passé masculin singulier de témoigner. |
Where the eye mixes teigne and témoigné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. teigne runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against témoigné's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses teigne with témoigné
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teigne is \tɛɲ\ while témoigné is \te.mwa.ɲe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61277, 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\. témoigné is at rank #17,584, tagged as averb, pronounced \te.mwa.ɲe\.
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 61277, this pair ranks #93,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of teigne vs témoigné
Shared letters: gint. Private to "teigne": e. Private to "témoigné": moé.
"teigne" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "témoigné" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- teigne ← etigne · tegine · teigen · teiggne · teignne · teinge · tiegne · tteigne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teigne" and "témoigné" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "teigne" vs "témoigné" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "teigne" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "témoigné" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teigne" and "témoigné" 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 #93,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.