# tesla

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛslə/ · frequency rank #10,141

## Definitions
1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux density or magnetic inductivity.

## Etymology
Named after Serbian-American inventor Nikola Tesla, from Serbo-Croatian Tesla /Тесла.

## Easily confused with
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tesla-vs-tsa)
- **test** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tesla-vs-test)
- **Tess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tesla-vs-tess)
- **tests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tesla-vs-tests)
- **Tessa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tesla-vs-tessa)
- **tea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tea-vs-tesla)
- **Tel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tel-vs-tesla)
- **tell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tell-vs-tesla)
- **teal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teal-vs-tesla)
- **tells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tells-vs-tesla)
- **terra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/terra-vs-tesla)
- **telly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/telly-vs-tesla)

## Common misspellings (7)
`etsla`, `telsa`, `tesal`, `teslla`, `tessla`, `tsela`, `ttesla`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tesla