Which to use
“tempérée” is an adjective and “tempêtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,614
- “tempérée” frequency rank
- #13,276
- “tempêtes” frequency rank
- 49890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempérée | tempêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de tempéré. | Pluriel de tempête. |
Where the eye mixes tempérée and tempêtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tempérée (CVCCVCVV) and tempêtes (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between tempérée and tempêtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tempérée is \tɑ̃.pe.ʁe\ while tempêtes is \tɑ̃.pɛt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempérée is recorded at frequency rank #36,614, 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 49890, this pair ranks #167,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tempérée vs tempêtes
Shared letters: empt. Private to "tempérée": ré. Private to "tempêtes": sê.
"tempérée" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "tempêtes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tempérée" and "tempêtes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tempérée" or "tempêtes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tempérée" and "tempêtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tempérée" 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 #167,074 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tempérée" and "tempêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tempérée vs tempérées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #167,074 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.