Which to use
“tempêtes” and “temples” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,276
- “tempêtes” frequency rank
- #10,597
- “temples” frequency rank
- 23873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tempêtes | temples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de tempête. | Pluriel de temple. |
Where the eye mixes tempêtes and temples
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tempêtes and temples
A purely visual mix-up. tempêtes (\tɑ̃.pɛt\) and temples (\tɑ̃pl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tempêtes is recorded at frequency rank #13,276, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃.pɛt\. temples is at rank #10,597, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃pl\.
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 23873, this pair ranks #349,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tempêtes vs temples
Shared letters: empst. Private to "tempêtes": ê. Private to "temples": l.
"tempêtes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "temples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- temples ← etmples · temlpes · temmples · tempels · templess · templles · templse · tempples
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tempêtes" and "temples" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "tempêtes" or "temples" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tempêtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "temples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #349,954 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tempêtes" and "temples" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tempes vs tempêtes". 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 #349,954 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.