tes

Name: tes, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\tɛ\

/\tɛ\/ det

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“tes” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #297 in French word frequency and used as a determiner.

#297
frequency rank, French: 3
letters: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de ton, ta.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tes vs tu

33% similar

tes vs TV

0% similar

tes vs Tl

0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tes
Property	Value
Headword	tes
Language	French
Part of speech	Determiner
IPA	\tɛ\
Letters	3
Frequency rank	#297
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tes” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tes lands here:

#297

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for tes is 3 letters long, classified as a determiner, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \tɛ\. Corpus data places it at rank #297 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de ton, ta.".

No misspelling variants are generated for tes in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tu", "TV", "Tl", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tes, spelled T-E-S.

Definition

1
Pluriel de ton, ta.

This word in other languages

your(English)tus(Español)dein(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tes"?

"tes" is spelled T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛ\.

What does "tes" mean?

As a determiner, "tes" means: Pluriel de ton, ta.

What words are commonly confused with "tes"?

"tes" is commonly confused with "tu", "TV", "Tl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "tes"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tes" is \tɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "tes" come from?

"tes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “tes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is T-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \tɛ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “tu” - see the side-by-side comparison. tes vs tu
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.