Which to use
“tempérées” is an adjective and “tempêtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,079
- “tempérées” frequency rank
- #13,276
- “tempêtes” frequency rank
- 55355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempérées | tempêtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de tempéré. | Pluriel de tempête. |
Where the eye mixes tempérées and tempêtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tempérées runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against tempêtes's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tempérées and tempêtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tempérées 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 55355, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempérées is recorded at frequency rank #42,079, 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 55355, this pair ranks #127,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tempérées vs tempêtes
Shared letters: empst. Private to "tempérées": ré. Private to "tempêtes": ê.
"tempérées" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "tempêtes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tempérées" and "tempêtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tempérées" or "tempêtes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tempérées" 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 #127,983 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tempérées" and "tempêtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tempérées vs tempérer". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #127,983 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.