testsvsTextesTell them apart

Which to use

“tests” and “Textes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,854
“tests” frequency rank
#11,546
“Textes” frequency rank
15400
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tests Textes
Definition Plural des Substantivs test Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Text

Letter map: tests vs Textes

Shared letters muted; letters that set tests and Textes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
tests
6 ch
Textes

Pair insight - tests / Textes

tests and Textes are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tests is recorded at frequency rank #3,854, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Textes is at rank #11,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛkstəs].

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 15400, this pair ranks #1,944,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tests vs Textes

Shared letters: est. Private to "tests": -. Private to "Textes": x.

"tests" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "Textes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • testsetsts · tessts · testss · testts · tetss · ttests
  • Textesetxtes · tetxes · texets · textess · textse · texttes · texxtes · ttextes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tests" for "Textes" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "tests" or "Textes" show up more?
"tests" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,854 in our German list, against #11,546 for "Textes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "tests" vs "Textes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tests" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Textes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,944,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tests" and "Textes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tests". 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 #1,944,141 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