Which to use
“tested” is a verb and “testes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,144
- “tested” frequency rank
- #41,420
- “testes” frequency rank
- 44564
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tested | testes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of test | plural of testis |
Letter map: tested vs testes
Shared letters muted; letters that set tested and testes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for tested / testes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tested is averb and testesanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - d in “tested” becomes s in “testes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tested is recorded at frequency rank #3,144, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈtɛstɪd/. testes is at rank #41,420, tagged as anoun.
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 44564, this pair ranks #229,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tested vs testes
Shared letters: est. Private to "tested": d. Private to "testes": -.
"tested" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "testes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tested" and "testes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "tested" or "testes" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tested" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "testes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #229,349 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tested" and "testes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tenses vs testes". 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 #229,349 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.