Which to use
“tende” and “terre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,580
- “tende” frequency rank
- #386
- “terre” frequency rank
- 37966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tende | terre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | → voir tende de tranche. | Sol sur lequel nous marchons, sur lequel les maisons sont construites, qui produit et nourrit les végétaux. |
Where the eye mixes tende and terre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tende vs terre
A purely visual mix-up. tende (\tɑ̃d\) and terre (\tɛʁ\) 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 37966, 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\. terre is at rank #386, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛʁ\.
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 37966, this pair ranks #258,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tende vs terre
Shared letters: et. Private to "tende": dn. Private to "terre": r.
"tende" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "terre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tende" for "terre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tende" vs "terre" - which ranks higher?
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 "tende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,690 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tende" and "terre" 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 #258,690 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.