# Tessa vs tests

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tessa
*name · IPA /ˈtɛsə/ · frequency rank #23,127*
A diminutive of the female given name Teresa, from Ancient Greek.

### tests
*noun · IPA /tɛsts/ · frequency rank #2,185*
plural of test

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