Which to use
“tempéré” is an adjective and “tempêtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,050
- “tempéré” frequency rank
- #13,276
- “tempêtes” frequency rank
- 37326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempéré | tempêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ce qui n’est ni trop chaud ni trop froid, ce qui ne présente ni excès de chaleur ni excès de froid. | Pluriel de tempête. |
Where the eye mixes tempéré and tempêtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tempéré runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against tempêtes's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tempéré vs tempêtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tempéré is \tɑ̃.pe.ʁe\ while tempêtes is \tɑ̃.pɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempéré is recorded at frequency rank #24,050, classified as anadj, pronounced \tɑ̃.pe.ʁe\. tempêtes is at rank #13,276, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃.pɛt\.
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 37326, this pair ranks #263,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tempéré vs tempêtes
Shared letters: empt. Private to "tempéré": ré. Private to "tempêtes": sê.
"tempéré" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "tempêtes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "tempéré" vs "tempêtes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "tempéré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tempêtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,212 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tempéré" and "tempêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tempéré vs tempes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #263,212 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.