Which to use
“Tester” is a noun and “texten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,535
- “Tester” frequency rank
- #5,224
- “texten” frequency rank
- 27759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tester | texten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die oder etwas, das durch einen Versuch Sicherheit darüber gewinnt, ob ein technischer Apparat oder ein Vorgang innerhalb der geplanten Rahmenbedingungen funktioniert oder nicht | Text verfassen, Text schreiben |
Where the eye mixes Tester and texten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Tester with texten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tester is [ˈtɛstɐ] while texten is [ˈtɛkstn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tester is recorded at frequency rank #22,535, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛstɐ]. texten is at rank #5,224, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtɛkstn̩].
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 27759, this pair ranks #1,796,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tester vs texten
Shared letters: et. Private to "Tester": rs. Private to "texten": nx.
"Tester" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "texten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tester" for "texten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Tester" or "texten" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Tester" and "texten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tester" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "texten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,796,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tester" and "texten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tester vs tiefster". 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 #1,796,367 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.