testimony
/ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/
"testimony" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“testimony” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,458 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,458
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Statements made by a witness in court.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | testimony |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,458 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “testimony” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for testimony is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,458 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 testimony, with forms such as "etstimony", "tesitmony", and "tesstimony". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *tréyes Inherited from Middle English testimonie, from Old French testimonie, from Latin testimōnium (“testimony”). The correct English form is testimony, spelled T-E-S-T-I-M-O-N-Y.
Definition
- 1Statements made by a witness in court.
- 2An account of first-hand experience.
- 3In a church service (or religious service), a personal account, such as one's conversion, testimony of faith, or life testimony.
- 4Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.
Etymology
PIE word *tréyes Inherited from Middle English testimonie, from Old French testimonie, from Latin testimōnium (“testimony”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etstimony,tesitmony,tesstimony,testimmony,testimnoy,testimonny,testimonyy,testimoyn,testiomny,testmiony,testtimony,tetsimony,tsetimony,ttestimony
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of testimony - 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 “testimony”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-E-S-T-I-M-O-N-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ (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.