Which to use
“tentés” is an adjective and “tentons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,837
- “tentés” frequency rank
- #32,213
- “tentons” frequency rank
- 50050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tentés | tentons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de tenté. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tenter. |
Where the eye mixes tentés and tentons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tentés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against tentons's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tentés and tentons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tentés is \tɑ̃.te\ while tentons is \tɑ̃.tɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tentés is recorded at frequency rank #17,837, classified as anadj, 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 50050, this pair ranks #165,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tentés vs tentons
Shared letters: enst. Private to "tentés": é. Private to "tentons": o.
"tentés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tentons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tentons ← etntons · tenntons · tenotns · tentnos · tentonns · tentonss · tentosn · tenttons
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tentés" and "tentons" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tentés" or "tentons"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tentés" 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 #165,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tentés" and "tentons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tentons vs Trenton". 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 #165,682 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.