testament
/ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/
"testament" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“testament” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,423 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,423
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | testament |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #6,423 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “testament” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for testament is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,423 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for testament, with forms such as "etstament", "tesatment", and "tesstament". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testor (“I am a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“o… The correct English form is testament, spelled T-E-S-T-A-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which a person declares his or her will as to disposal of his or her inheritance (estate and effects) after his or her death, benefiting specified heir(s).
- 2One of the two parts to the scriptures of the Christian religion: the New Testament, considered by Christians to be a continuation of the Hebrew scriptures, and the Hebrew scriptures themselves, which they refer to as the Old Testament.
- 3A tangible proof or tribute.
- 4A credo, expression of conviction.
Etymology
From Middle English testament, from Old French testament, from Latin testāmentum (“the publication of a will, a will, testament, in Late Latin one of the divisions of the Bible”), from testor (“I am a witness, testify, attest, make a will”), from testis (“one who attests, a witness”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etstament,tesatment,tesstament,testaemnt,testamennt,testamentt,testametn,testamment,testamnet,testmaent,testtament,tetsament,tsetament,ttestament
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of testament - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “testament”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-E-S-T-A-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɛs.tə.mənt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.