Which to use
“testé” is a verb and “texte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,821
- “testé” frequency rank
- #701
- “texte” frequency rank
- 6522
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testé | texte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de tester. | Suite ordonnée de mots écrits. |
Where the eye mixes testé and texte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between testé and texte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: testé is \tɛs.te\ while texte is \tɛkst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 6522, 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\. texte is at rank #701, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛkst\.
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 6522, this pair ranks #426,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of testé vs texte
Shared letters: et. Private to "testé": sé. Private to "texte": x.
"testé" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "texte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- texte ← etxte · tetxe · texet · textte · texxte · ttexte · txete
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "testé" for "texte" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "testé" or "texte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "testé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "texte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #426,004 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testé" and "texte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ténue vs testé". 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 #426,004 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.