Which to use
“temples” and “trembles” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,597
- “temples” frequency rank
- #38,582
- “trembles” frequency rank
- 49179
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temples | trembles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de temple. | Pluriel de tremble. |
Where the eye mixes temples and trembles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: temples vs trembles
A purely visual mix-up. temples (\tɑ̃pl\) and trembles (\tʁɑ̃bl\) 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 49179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temples is recorded at frequency rank #10,597, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃pl\. trembles is at rank #38,582, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃bl\.
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 49179, this pair ranks #172,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of temples vs trembles
Shared letters: elmst. Private to "temples": p. Private to "trembles": br.
"temples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "trembles" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "temples" and "trembles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "temples" or "trembles" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "temples" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trembles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,801 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temples" and "trembles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trembles vs tremblez". 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 #172,801 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.