Which to use
“tested” is a verb and “toasted” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,144
- “tested” frequency rank
- #20,797
- “toasted” frequency rank
- 23941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tested | toasted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of test | Cooked by toasting. |
Letter map: tested vs toasted
Shared letters muted; letters that set tested and toasted apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - tested and toasted
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tested is averb and toastedanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23941, 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/. toasted is at rank #20,797, tagged as anadj.
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 23941, this pair ranks #405,669 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tested vs toasted
Shared letters: dest. Private to "tested": -. Private to "toasted": ao.
"tested" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "toasted" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tested" and "toasted" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "tested" or "toasted" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "tested" vs "toasted" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tested" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toasted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,669 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tested" and "toasted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taster vs toasted". 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 #405,669 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.