Which to use
“témoignage” is a noun and “témoigné” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,302
- “témoignage” frequency rank
- #17,584
- “témoigné” frequency rank
- 20886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | témoignage | témoigné |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de témoigner ; rapport d’un ou de plusieurs témoins sur un fait, soit de vive voix, soit par écrit. | Participe passé masculin singulier de témoigner. |
Where the eye mixes témoignage and témoigné
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. témoignage runs 10 letters (CVCVVCCVCV) against témoigné's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: témoignage vs témoigné
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: témoignage is \te.mwa.ɲaʒ\ 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 20886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
témoignage is recorded at frequency rank #3,302, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.mwa.ɲaʒ\. 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 20886, this pair ranks #365,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of témoignage vs témoigné
Shared letters: gimnoté. Private to "témoignage": ae. Private to "témoigné": -.
"témoignage" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCV · "témoigné" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "témoignage" and "témoigné" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "témoignage" or "témoigné"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "témoignage" 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 #365,968 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "témoignage" and "témoigné" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teigne vs témoigné". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #365,968 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.