tabsvsTasseConfusable pair

Quick tell: tabs is a verb, Tasse is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tabs” is a verb and “Tasse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,815
“tabs” frequency rank
#6,364
“Tasse” frequency rank
38179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tabs Tasse
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tab mit einem Henkel versehenes, kleines Trinkgefäß von mannigfaltiger Form

Letter map: tabs vs Tasse

Shared letters muted; letters that set tabs and Tasse apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
tabs
5 ch
Tasse

Part-of-speech tell for tabs / Tasse

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tabs is averb and Tasseanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tabs is recorded at frequency rank #31,815, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Tasse is at rank #6,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtasə].

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 38179, this pair ranks #1,570,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tabs vs Tasse

Shared letters: ast. Private to "tabs": b. Private to "Tasse": e.

"tabs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Tasse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tabsatbs · tabbs · tabss · tasb · tbas · ttabs
  • Tasseatsse · tase · tases · taße · tsase · ttasse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tabs" for "Tasse" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tabs" is a verb and "Tasse" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "tabs" vs "Tasse" - which ranks higher?
"Tasse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,364 in our German list, against #31,815 for "tabs". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tabs" and "Tasse".

  • Full dictionary entry for "tabs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tasse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,570,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tabs" and "Tasse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tabs". 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 #1,570,813 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