# tempes vs ternes

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### tempes
*noun · IPA \tɑ̃p\ · frequency rank #46,482*
Pluriel de tempe.

### ternes
*adjective · IPA \tɛʁn\ · frequency rank #32,214*
Pluriel de terne.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/tempes-vs-ternes