tablevsTakteConfusable pair

Which to use

“table” and “Takte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,788
“table” frequency rank
#32,303
“Takte” frequency rank
54091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature table Takte
Definition Tisch Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Takt

Where the eye mixes table and Takte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
table
5 ch
Takte

Look-alike desk: table vs Takte

A purely visual mix-up. table ([ˈteɪbl]) and Takte ([ˈtaktə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54091, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

table is recorded at frequency rank #21,788, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈteɪbl]. Takte is at rank #32,303, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaktə].

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 54091, this pair ranks #1,032,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of table vs Takte

Shared letters: aet. Private to "table": bl. Private to "Takte": k.

"table" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Takte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tableatble · tabble · tabel · tablle · talbe · tbale · ttable
  • Takteatkte · taket · takkte · taktte · tatke · tkate · ttakte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "table" and "Takte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈteɪbl] versus [ˈtaktə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "table" vs "Takte" - which ranks higher?
"table" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,788 in our German list, against #32,303 for "Takte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "table" and "Takte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "table" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Takte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,032,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "table" and "Takte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Takte vs taut". 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 #1,032,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list