Which to use
“tem” is a verb and “TGI” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,481
- “tem” frequency rank
- #34,329
- “TGI” frequency rank
- 80810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tem | TGI |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ter. | Tribunal de grande instance. |
Letter map: tem vs TGI
Shared letters muted; letters that set tem and TGI apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. tem (CVC) and TGI (CCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tem / TGI
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tem is averb and TGIanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80810, 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\. TGI is at rank #34,329, tagged as anoun.
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 80810, this pair ranks #20,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tem vs TGI
Shared letters: t. Private to "tem": em. Private to "TGI": gi.
"tem" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "TGI" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tem" for "TGI" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tem" or "TGI" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tem" and "TGI".
- Full dictionary entry for "tem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "TGI" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,093 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tem" and "TGI" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tem vs tif". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,093 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.