testé vs testée, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“testé” and “testée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,821
“testé” frequency rank: #24,051
“testée” frequency rank: 29872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	testé	testée
Definition	Participe passé masculin singulier de tester.	Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe tester.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set testé and testée apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

testé

6 ch

testée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. testé and testée are pronounced identically (\tɛs.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “testé” sits inside “testée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

testé is recorded at frequency rank #5,821, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛs.te\. testée is at rank #24,051, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɛs.te\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 29872, this pair ranks #313,935 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of testé vs testée

Shared letters: esté. Private to "testé": -. Private to "testée": -.

"testé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "testée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Frequency comparison

testé#5,821

testée#24,051

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "testé" and "testée" be used interchangeably?

No. They are pronounced the same (\tɛs.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.

Which is more common, "testé" or "testée"?

"testé" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,821 in our French list, against #24,051 for "testée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering testé vs testée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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