Which to use
“testée” is a verb and “textes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,051
- “testée” frequency rank
- #1,642
- “textes” frequency rank
- 25693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testée | textes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier du verbe tester. | Pluriel de texte. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set testée and textes apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: testée is \tɛs.te\ while textes is \tɛkst\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 25693, 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\. textes is at rank #1,642, 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 25693, this pair ranks #339,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of testée vs textes
Shared letters: est. Private to "testée": é. Private to "textes": x.
"testée" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "textes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- textes ← etxtes · tetxes · texets · textess · textse · texttes · texxtes · ttextes
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "testée" and "textes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "testée" or "textes"?
Remembering testée vs textes
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “testée”; for a noun, it's “textes”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “testée” entry
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