Tester
[ˈtɛstɐ]
The verdict
“Tester” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #22,535 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,535
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 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
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tester |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛstɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #22,535 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tester” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tester is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛstɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,535 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tester, with forms such as "etster", "tesetr", and "tesster". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "texte", "teuer", "tests", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tester, spelled T-E-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Person, die oder etwas, das durch einen Versuch Sicherheit darüber gewinnt, ob ein technischer Apparat oder ein Vorgang innerhalb der geplanten Rahmenbedingungen funktioniert oder nicht
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etster,tesetr,tesster,testerr,testre,testter,tetser,tseter,ttester
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tester - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Tester”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-E-S-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtɛstɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “texte” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tester vs texte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.