témoignévstémoignentWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“témoigné” and “témoignent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,584
“témoigné” frequency rank
#8,171
“témoignent” frequency rank
25755
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature témoigné témoignent
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de témoigner. Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de témoigner.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set témoigné and témoignent apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
témoigné
10 ch
témoignent

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. témoigné (\te.mwa.ɲe\) and témoignent (\te.mwaɲ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25755, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

témoigné is recorded at frequency rank #17,584, classified as averb, pronounced \te.mwa.ɲe\. témoignent is at rank #8,171, tagged as averb, pronounced \te.mwaɲ\.

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 25755, this pair ranks #339,029 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of témoigné vs témoignent

Shared letters: gimnoté. Private to "témoigné": -. Private to "témoignent": e.

"témoigné" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "témoignent" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCC

Frequency comparison

témoigné#17,584
témoignent#8,171

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "témoigné" and "témoignent" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\te.mwa.ɲe\ versus \te.mwaɲ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "témoigné" or "témoignent"?
"témoignent" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,171 in our French list, against #17,584 for "témoigné". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering témoigné vs témoignent

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “témoigné” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list