Which to use
“Text” and “Textes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #914
- “Text” frequency rank
- #11,546
- “Textes” frequency rank
- 12460
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Text | Textes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mündliche oder schriftliche Folge von Sätzen, die miteinander syntaktisch und semantisch verbunden sind (Kohärenz, Kohäsion), eine abgeschlossene Einheit bilden (Kompletion) und eine bestimmte kommunikative Funktion (Textfunktion) erfüllen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Text |
Where the eye mixes Text and Textes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Text and Textes
A purely visual mix-up. Text ([tɛkst]) and Textes ([ˈtɛkstəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Text” sits inside “Textes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Text is recorded at frequency rank #914, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɛkst]. 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 12460, this pair ranks #1,964,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Text vs Textes
Shared letters: etx. Private to "Text": -. Private to "Textes": s.
"Text" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Textes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Text" for "Textes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Text" or "Textes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Text" and "Textes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Text" 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 #1,964,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Text" and "Textes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tees vs Textes". 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 #1,964,057 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.