Which to use
“tem” is a verb and “tex” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,481
- “tem” frequency rank
- #23,048
- “tex” frequency rank
- 69529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tem | tex |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ter. | Unité de mesure du titrage (masse linéique) des fils et filés, équivalant à 10⁻⁶ kg/m. Son symbole est tx. |
Where the eye mixes tem and tex
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tem and tex follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tem and tex
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tem is \tɐ̃j\ while tex is \tɛks\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - m in “tem” becomes x in “tex”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tem is recorded at frequency rank #46,481, classified as averb, pronounced \tɐ̃j\. tex is at rank #23,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛks\.
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 69529, this pair ranks #54,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tem vs tex
Shared letters: et. Private to "tem": m. Private to "tex": x.
"tem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tex" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tem" and "tex" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tem" vs "tex" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tem" and "tex" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,766 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tem" and "tex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tem vs tif". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,766 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.