Deutsch homophones
tac/Tag
"Tag" (#189 written frequency) beats "tac" (#40,239) in this 2-word /tak/ cluster. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /tak/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "Tag" leads at #189, with "tac" trailing at #40,239.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "tac" keeps c, "Tag" writes g at letter 3.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across tac, Tag: at. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
tac
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory act · private c
Tag
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory agt · private g
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "tac" when you mean: der Dübel (Fischerdübel nach dem Erfinder Artur Fischer), der Zapfen
- Write "Tag" when you mean: Zeitraum zwischen Sonnenaufgang und Sonnenuntergang