Which to use
“tentons” is a verb and “téton” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,213
- “tentons” frequency rank
- #36,632
- “téton” frequency rank
- 68845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tentons | téton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tenter. | Mamelle. |
Where the eye mixes tentons and téton
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: tentons vs téton
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tentons is \tɑ̃.tɔ̃\ while téton is \te.tɔ̃\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tentons is recorded at frequency rank #32,213, classified as averb, pronounced \tɑ̃.tɔ̃\. téton is at rank #36,632, tagged as anoun, pronounced \te.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 68845, this pair ranks #57,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tentons vs téton
Shared letters: not. Private to "tentons": es. Private to "téton": é.
"tentons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "téton" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tentons ← etntons · tenntons · tenotns · tentnos · tentonns · tentonss · tentosn · tenttons
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tentons" for "téton" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "tentons" or "téton" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tentons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "téton" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,455 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tentons" and "téton" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "téton 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 #57,455 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.