# tasted vs tester

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tasted
*verb · IPA /ˈteɪstɪd/ · frequency rank #11,306*
simple past and past participle of taste

### tester
*noun · IPA /ˈtɛstə/ · frequency rank #21,383*
A canopy over a bed.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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