Which to use
“results” is a verb and “tests” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,236
- “results” frequency rank
- #3,854
- “tests” frequency rank
- 36090
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | results | tests |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs result | Plural des Substantivs test |
Letter map: results vs tests
Shared letters muted; letters that set results and tests apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for results / tests
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: results is averb and testsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
results is recorded at frequency rank #32,236, classified as averb, 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 36090, this pair ranks #1,624,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of results vs tests
Shared letters: est. Private to "results": lru. Private to "tests": -.
"results" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "tests" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "results" and "tests" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "results" vs "tests" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "results" and "tests".
- Full dictionary entry for "results" 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 #1,624,161 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "results" and "tests" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs results". 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 #1,624,161 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.