Which to use
“temps” is a noun and “trempés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #89
- “temps” frequency rank
- #35,758
- “trempés” frequency rank
- 35847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | temps | trempés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Durée des choses, marquée par certaines périodes, et principalement par la révolution apparente du soleil ; écart entre le déroulement de deux événements. | Masculin pluriel de trempé. |
Where the eye mixes temps and trempés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between temps and trempés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: temps is \tɑ̃\ while trempés is \tʁɑ̃.pe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
temps is recorded at frequency rank #89, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃\. trempés is at rank #35,758, tagged as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.pe\.
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 35847, this pair ranks #273,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of temps vs trempés
Shared letters: empst. Private to "temps": -. Private to "trempés": ré.
"temps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "trempés" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- temps ← etmps · temmps · tempps · tempss · temsp · tepms · tmeps · ttemps
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "temps" and "trempés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "temps" vs "trempés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "temps" and "trempés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "temps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trempés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,821 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "temps" and "trempés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trempés vs trépas". 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 #273,821 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.