Which to use
“temp” and “tome” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,891
- “temp” frequency rank
- #2,801
- “tome” frequency rank
- 29692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temp | tome |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Intérimaire (suppléant, employé embauché pour une courte durée). | Division intellectuelle d’un ouvrage, correspondant ou pas avec un volume. |
Where the eye mixes temp and tome
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: temp vs tome
A purely visual mix-up. temp (\tɛmp\) and tome (\tom\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temp is recorded at frequency rank #26,891, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɛmp\. tome is at rank #2,801, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tom\.
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 29692, this pair ranks #315,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of temp vs tome
Shared letters: emt. Private to "temp": p. Private to "tome": o.
"temp" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tome" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "temp" and "tome" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "temp" vs "tome" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "temp" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tome" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,078 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temp" and "tome" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "temp vs tma". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #315,078 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.