tesvsthxWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tes is a noun, thx is an abbrev, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tes” is a noun and “thx” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,969
“tes” frequency rank
#32,809
“thx” frequency rank
77778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tes thx
Definition Plural des Substantivs te danke

Letter map: tes vs thx

Shared letters muted; letters that set tes and thx apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. tes (CVC) and thx (CCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

3 ch
tes
3 ch
thx

Role in the sentence - tes and thx

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tes is anoun and thxanabbrev. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77778, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tes is recorded at frequency rank #44,969, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɛs]. thx is at rank #32,809, tagged as anabbrev.

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 77778, this pair ranks #253,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of tes vs thx

Shared letters: t. Private to "tes": es. Private to "thx": hx.

"tes" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "thx" · 3 letters · shape CCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tes" for "thx" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tes" is a noun and "thx" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tes" or "thx"?
"thx" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,809 in our German list, against #44,969 for "tes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "tes" and "thx". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "thx" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tes" and "thx" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tes vs trees". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #253,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list