Which to use
“témoin” and “témoins” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,972
- “témoin” frequency rank
- #2,973
- “témoins” frequency rank
- 5945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | témoin | témoins |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui certifie ou qui peut certifier une chose qu’elle a vue ou entendue. | Pluriel de témoin. |
Same sound, different letters: témoin vs témoins
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. témoin runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against témoins's 7 (CVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - témoin / témoins
This is the hard kind. témoin and témoins are pronounced identically (\te.mwɛ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “témoin” sits inside “témoins”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
témoin is recorded at frequency rank #2,972, classified as anoun, pronounced \te.mwɛ̃\. témoins is at rank #2,973, tagged as anoun, pronounced \te.mwɛ̃\.
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 5945, this pair ranks #427,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of témoin vs témoins
Shared letters: imnoté. Private to "témoin": -. Private to "témoins": s.
"témoin" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "témoins" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "témoin" and "témoins" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "témoin" or "témoins"?
After this comparison
"témoin" and "témoins" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "témoin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "témoins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #427,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "témoin" and "témoins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "témoin vs timon". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #427,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.