Which to use
“testé” is a verb and “têtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,821
- “testé” frequency rank
- #3,048
- “têtes” frequency rank
- 8869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testé | têtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de tester. | Pluriel de tête. |
Where the eye mixes testé and têtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between testé and têtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: testé is \tɛs.te\ while têtes is \tɛːt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8869, 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\. têtes is at rank #3,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛːt\.
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 8869, this pair ranks #418,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of testé vs têtes
Shared letters: est. Private to "testé": é. Private to "têtes": ê.
"testé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "têtes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "testé" for "têtes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "testé" or "têtes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "testé" and "têtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "testé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "têtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #418,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testé" and "têtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ténue vs testé". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #418,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.