Which to use
“temps” and “times” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #89
- “temps” frequency rank
- #5,617
- “times” frequency rank
- 5706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temps | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Durée des choses, marquée par certaines périodes, et principalement par la révolution apparente du soleil ; écart entre le déroulement de deux événements. | Pluriel de time. |
Where the eye mixes temps and times
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. temps (\tɑ̃\) and times (\ˈtaɪmz\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temps is recorded at frequency rank #89, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃\. times is at rank #5,617, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈtaɪmz\.
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 5706, this pair ranks #428,277 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of temps vs times
Shared letters: emst. Private to "temps": p. Private to "times": i.
"temps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC