Which to use
“sung” is a verb and “tests” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,077
- “sung” frequency rank
- #3,854
- “tests” frequency rank
- 30931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sung | tests |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt (past participle) des Verbs sing | Plural des Substantivs test |
Letter map: sung vs tests
Shared letters muted; letters that set sung and tests apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: sung vs tests
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sung is averb and testsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sung is recorded at frequency rank #27,077, 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 30931, this pair ranks #1,738,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sung vs tests
Shared letters: s. Private to "sung": gnu. Private to "tests": et.
"sung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tests" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "sung" vs "tests" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "sung" and "tests". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "sung" 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 #1,738,179 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sung" and "tests" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sung". 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 #1,738,179 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.