tests

\tɛst\

/\tɛst\/ noun

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The verdict

“tests” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,968
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de test.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tests · tests · French

tests · rank #2,968 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,968
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH termine

Nearest frequency peer: termine (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « tests »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « tests » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

tests vs tss
60% similar
tests vs tête
40% similar
tests vs Text
40% similar

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

Key facts for tests
PropertyValue
Headwordtests
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\tɛst\
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,968
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « tests »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).testsse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « termine » (#2,967), « tir » (#2,969), « tonnes » (#2,970). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « tests » est au #2,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tests (IPA \tɛst\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,968 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de test.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tests, with forms such as "etsts", "tessts", and "testss". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tss", "tête", "Text", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is tests, spelled T-E-S-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de test.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tests appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le trentenaire, 22 mentions au casier, a été reconvoqué quelques jours plus tard, en attente des résultats des tests sanguins.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etsts
  • tessts
  • testss
  • testts
  • tetss
  • tsets
  • ttests

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tests - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

etsts2tessts1testss1testts1tetss2tsets2ttests1
Edit distance from "tests"

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 "tests"?
"tests" is spelled T-E-S-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is \tɛst\.
What does "tests" mean?
As a noun, "tests" means: Pluriel de test.
What words are commonly confused with "tests"?
"tests" is commonly confused with "tss", "tête", "Text". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tests"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tests" is \tɛst\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tests" come from?
"tests" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tests", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

queue#2,954corse#2,992outil#2,943henry#2,930

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tonnes7 variantsballon7 variantsoffres7 variantslutter7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list