Which to use
“testée” and “testées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,051
- “testée” frequency rank
- #32,215
- “testées” frequency rank
- 56266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testée | testées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe tester. | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe tester. |
Same sound, different letters: testée vs testées
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. testée runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against testées's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - testée / testées
This is the hard kind. testée and testées 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) - “testée” sits inside “testées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
testée is recorded at frequency rank #24,051, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛs.te\. testées is at rank #32,215, 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 56266, this pair ranks #122,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of testée vs testées
Shared letters: esté. Private to "testée": -. Private to "testées": -.
"testée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "testées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "testée" for "testées" ever safe?
Which is more common, "testée" or "testées"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "testée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "testées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,174 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testée" and "testées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "testées vs testeur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #122,174 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.