Which to use
“testées” and “testés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,215
- “testées” frequency rank
- #21,186
- “testés” frequency rank
- 53401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testées | testés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel du verbe tester. | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbetester. |
Same sound, different letters: testées vs testés
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. testées runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against testés's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - testées / testés
This is the hard kind. testées and testés 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53401, 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\. testés is at rank #21,186, 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 53401, this pair ranks #140,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of testées vs testés
Shared letters: esté. Private to "testées": -. Private to "testés": -.
"testées" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "testés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "testées" for "testés" ever safe?
Frequency check: "testées" vs "testés" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "testées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "testés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,966 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testées" and "testés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "testées vs testeur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #140,966 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.