Which to use
“testing” is a verb and “times” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,175
- “testing” frequency rank
- #5,431
- “times” frequency rank
- 47606
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testing | times |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs test | Plural des Substantivs time |
Letter map: testing vs times
Shared letters muted; letters that set testing and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: testing vs times
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: testing is averb and timesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47606, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
testing is recorded at frequency rank #42,175, classified as averb, pronounced […]. times is at rank #5,431, 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 47606, this pair ranks #1,278,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of testing vs times
Shared letters: eist. Private to "testing": gn. Private to "times": m.
"testing" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "testing" and "times" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "testing" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "testing" vs "times" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "testing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "times" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,278,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testing" and "times" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs testing". 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 #1,278,471 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.