# Tabus vs taub

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tabus
*noun · IPA [taˈbuːs] · frequency rank #29,359*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tabu

### taub
*adjective · IPA [taʊ̯p] · frequency rank #19,730*
absolut gehörlos, nicht hörend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tabus-vs-taub