Which to use
“tentées” and “tentons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,039
- “tentées” frequency rank
- #32,213
- “tentons” frequency rank
- 73252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tentées | tentons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de tenter. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tenter. |
Where the eye mixes tentées and tentons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tentées (CVCCVVC) and tentons (CVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between tentées and tentons
A purely visual mix-up. tentées (\tɑ̃.te\) and tentons (\tɑ̃.tɔ̃\) 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 73252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tentées is recorded at frequency rank #41,039, classified as averb, pronounced \tɑ̃.te\. tentons is at rank #32,213, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɑ̃.tɔ̃\.
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 73252, this pair ranks #41,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tentées vs tentons
Shared letters: enst. Private to "tentées": é. Private to "tentons": o.
"tentées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "tentons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tentons ← etntons · tenntons · tenotns · tentnos · tentonns · tentonss · tentosn · tenttons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tentées" and "tentons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tentées" or "tentons"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tentées" and "tentons" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tentées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tentons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,106 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tentées" and "tentons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tentais vs tentées". 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 #41,106 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.