Which to use
“tende” and “terme” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,580
- “tende” frequency rank
- #535
- “terme” frequency rank
- 38115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tende | terme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | → voir tende de tranche. | Borne marquant une limite et faite d’un buste terminé en gaine, en souvenir du dieu Terme. |
Where the eye mixes tende and terme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tende with terme
A purely visual mix-up. tende (\tɑ̃d\) and terme (\tɛʁm\) 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 38115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tende is recorded at frequency rank #37,580, classified as anoun, pronounced \tɑ̃d\. terme is at rank #535, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛʁm\.
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 38115, this pair ranks #257,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tende vs terme
Shared letters: et. Private to "tende": dn. Private to "terme": mr.
"tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "terme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tende" for "terme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tende" vs "terme" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tende" and "terme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tende" and "terme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tende vs tender". 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 #257,561 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.