Which to use
“testés” is a verb and “têtes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,186
- “testés” frequency rank
- #3,048
- “têtes” frequency rank
- 24234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testés | têtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel du verbetester. | Pluriel de tête. |
Where the eye mixes testés and têtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. testés runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against têtes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses testés with têtes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: testés is \tɛs.te\ while têtes is \tɛːt\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
testés is recorded at frequency rank #21,186, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛs.te\. têtes is at rank #3,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tɛːt\.
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 24234, this pair ranks #347,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of testés vs têtes
Shared letters: est. Private to "testés": é. Private to "têtes": ê.
"testés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "têtes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "testés" and "têtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "testés" vs "têtes" - which ranks higher?
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 "testés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "têtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,776 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testés" and "têtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "testa vs testés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #347,776 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.