Which to use
“tempe” and “tende” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,706
- “tempe” frequency rank
- #37,580
- “tende” frequency rank
- 61286
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempe | tende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie latérale de la tête entre l’oreille et le front. | → voir tende de tranche. |
Where the eye mixes tempe and tende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tempe and tende follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tempe and tende
A purely visual mix-up. tempe (\tɑ̃p\) and tende (\tɑ̃d\) 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 61286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempe is recorded at frequency rank #23,706, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃p\. tende is at rank #37,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃d\.
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 61286, this pair ranks #93,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tempe vs tende
Shared letters: et. Private to "tempe": mp. Private to "tende": dn.
"tempe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tempe" and "tende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tempe" vs "tende" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tempe" and "tende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tempe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tempe" and "tende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tende vs tender". 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 #93,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.