Which to use
“trempé” is an adjective and “trempée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,925
- “trempé” frequency rank
- #29,177
- “trempée” frequency rank
- 43102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trempé | trempée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fortement mouillé. | Tradition de mariage consistant à réveiller les mariés au lendemain de la nuit de noces en leur apportant une mixture et en organisant un charivari. |
Same sound, different letters: trempé vs trempée
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. trempé runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against trempée's 7 (CCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - trempé and trempée
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: trempé and trempée carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɑ̃.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “trempé” sits inside “trempée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trempé is recorded at frequency rank #13,925, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.pe\. trempée is at rank #29,177, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.pe\.
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 43102, this pair ranks #220,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trempé vs trempée
Shared letters: emprté. Private to "trempé": -. Private to "trempée": -.
"trempé" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "trempée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trempé" for "trempée" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trempé" vs "trempée" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
"trempé" and "trempée" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "trempé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trempée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,593 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trempé" and "trempée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tempes vs trempée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #220,593 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.