Which to use
“testées” and “testent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,215
- “testées” frequency rank
- #33,914
- “testent” frequency rank
- 66129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testées | testent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe tester. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de tester. |
Where the eye mixes testées and testent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: testées vs testent
A purely visual mix-up. testées (\tɛs.te\) and testent (\tɛst\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66129, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
testées is recorded at frequency rank #32,215, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛs.te\. testent is at rank #33,914, tagged as averb, pronounced \tɛst\.
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 66129, this pair ranks #69,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of testées vs testent
Shared letters: est. Private to "testées": é. Private to "testent": n.
"testées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "testent" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- testent ← etstent · tesetnt · tesstent · testennt · testentt · testetn · testnet · testtent
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "testées" for "testent" ever safe?
Frequency check: "testées" vs "testent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "testées" and "testent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "testées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "testent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,166 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testées" and "testent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "testent vs tissent". 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 #69,166 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.