Which to use
“obsession” and “tests” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,319
- “obsession” frequency rank
- #3,854
- “tests” frequency rank
- 42173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | obsession | tests |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Besessenheit | Plural des Substantivs test |
Letter map: obsession vs tests
Shared letters muted; letters that set obsession and tests apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - obsession / tests
obsession and tests are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
obsession is recorded at frequency rank #38,319, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. tests is at rank #3,854, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 42173, this pair ranks #1,457,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of obsession vs tests
Shared letters: es. Private to "obsession": bino. Private to "tests": t.
"obsession" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "tests" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "obsession" and "tests" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "obsession" or "tests" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "obsession" vs "tests" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "obsession" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tests" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,457,377 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "obsession" and "tests" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "obsession vs puzzles". 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 #1,457,377 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.