Which to use
“trempée” is a noun and “trempés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,177
- “trempée” frequency rank
- #35,758
- “trempés” frequency rank
- 64935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trempée | trempés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Masculin pluriel de trempé. |
Same sound, different letters: trempée vs trempés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. trempée (CCVCCVV) and trempés (CCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - trempée / trempés
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: trempée and trempés carry the same recorded pronunciation, \tʁɑ̃.pe\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “trempée” becomes s in “trempés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trempée is recorded at frequency rank #29,177, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁɑ̃.pe\. trempés is at rank #35,758, tagged as anadj, 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 64935, this pair ranks #74,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trempée vs trempés
Shared letters: emprté. Private to "trempée": -. Private to "trempés": s.
"trempée" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVV · "trempés" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "trempée" / "trempés". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "trempée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trempés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,651 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trempée" and "trempés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trempés vs trépas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,651 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.