Which to use
“tempes” is a noun and “testés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,482
- “tempes” frequency rank
- #21,186
- “testés” frequency rank
- 67668
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempes | testés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tempe. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbetester. |
Where the eye mixes tempes and testés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tempes and testés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tempes is \tɑ̃p\ while testés is \tɛs.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67668, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempes is recorded at frequency rank #46,482, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃p\. testés is at rank #21,186, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɛs.te\.
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 67668, this pair ranks #62,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tempes vs testés
Shared letters: est. Private to "tempes": mp. Private to "testés": é.
"tempes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "testés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tempes ← etmpes · temeps · temmpes · tempess · temppes · tempse · tepmes · tmepes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tempes" and "testés" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "tempes" or "testés" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tempes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "testés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,397 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tempes" and "testés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tempes vs trempés". 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 #62,397 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.