Which to use
“testé” and “testez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,821
- “testé” frequency rank
- #28,775
- “testez” frequency rank
- 34596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testé | testez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de tester. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe tester. |
Same sound, different letters: testé vs testez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: testé vs testez
This is the hard kind. testé and testez 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34596, 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\. testez is at rank #28,775, 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 34596, this pair ranks #282,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of testé vs testez
Shared letters: est. Private to "testé": é. Private to "testez": z.
"testé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "testez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- testez ← etstez · tesetz · tesstez · testezz · testtez · testze · tetsez · tsetez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "testé" for "testez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "testé" vs "testez" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "testé" / "testez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "testé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "testez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testé" and "testez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "testa vs testez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #282,715 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.