Which to use
“testez” is a verb and “texte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,775
- “testez” frequency rank
- #701
- “texte” frequency rank
- 29476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | testez | texte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe tester. | Suite ordonnée de mots écrits. |
Where the eye mixes testez and texte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: testez vs texte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: testez is \tɛs.te\ while texte is \tɛkst\. 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 29476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
testez is recorded at frequency rank #28,775, classified as averb, pronounced \tɛs.te\. texte is at rank #701, 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 29476, this pair ranks #316,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of testez vs texte
Shared letters: et. Private to "testez": sz. Private to "texte": x.
"testez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "texte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "testez" and "texte" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "testez" or "texte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "testez" and "texte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "testez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "texte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,437 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "testez" and "texte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "testa vs testez". 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 #316,437 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.