Testament

[tɛstaˈmɛnt]

/[tɛstaˈmɛnt]/ noun

The verdict

“Testament” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,240. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,240
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verfügung über die Verwendung des Nachlasses

Corpus desk

Index DE-testament · Testament · German

Testament · rank #6,240 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,240
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH technischer

Nearest frequency peer: technischer (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Testament“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Testament“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Testament vs Testaments
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Testament
PropertyValue
HeadwordTestament
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɛstaˈmɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,240
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Testament“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Testamentliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „technischer“ (#6,239), „Texas“ (#6,241), „Tablet“ (#6,238). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Testament“ bei #6,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Testament (IPA [tɛstaˈmɛnt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,240 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Testament, with forms such as "etstament", "tesatment", and "tesstament". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Testaments", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Testament, spelled T-E-S-T-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verfügung über die Verwendung des Nachlasses
  2. 2
    Teil der Bibel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Testament appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Testamente müssen schriftlich niedergelegt und eigenhändig unterschrieben werden.
  2. „Daher haben wir die Absicht, dieses Testament anfechten und für ungültig erklären zu lassen.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etstament
  • tesatment
  • tesstament
  • testaemnt
  • testamennt
  • testamentt
  • testametn
  • testamment
  • testamnet
  • testmaent
  • testtament
  • tetsament
  • tsetament
  • ttestament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Testament - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etstament2tesatment2tesstament1testaemnt2testamennt1testamentt1testametn2testamment1
Edit distance from "Testament"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Testament"?
"Testament" is spelled T-E-S-T-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛstaˈmɛnt].
What does "Testament" mean?
As a noun, "Testament" means: Verfügung über die Verwendung des Nachlasses
What words are commonly confused with "Testament"?
"Testament" is commonly confused with "Testaments". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Testament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Testament" is [tɛstaˈmɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Testament" come from?
"Testament" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Testament", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list