Which to use
“teste” is a verb and “tests” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,148
- “teste” frequency rank
- #3,854
- “tests” frequency rank
- 28002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teste | tests |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs testen | Plural des Substantivs test |
Letter map: teste vs tests
Shared letters muted; letters that set teste and tests apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for teste / tests
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teste is averb and testsanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “teste” becomes s in “tests”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teste is recorded at frequency rank #24,148, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtɛstə]. 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 28002, this pair ranks #1,792,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teste vs tests
Shared letters: est. Private to "teste": -. Private to "tests": -.
"teste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tests" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teste" and "tests" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "teste" or "tests" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "teste" vs "tests" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "teste" 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 #1,792,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teste" and "tests" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terme vs teste". 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 #1,792,263 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.