Which to use
“Tafel” and “Täufer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,119
- “Tafel” frequency rank
- #34,409
- “Täufer” frequency rank
- 39528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tafel | Täufer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein plattenförmiges Stück (oft verwendet als Darreichungsform für Schokolade) | jemand, der eine Taufe durchführt |
Where the eye mixes Tafel and Täufer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tafel runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Täufer's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Tafel with Täufer
A purely visual mix-up. Tafel ([ˈtaːfl̩]) and Täufer ([ˈtɔɪ̯fɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tafel is recorded at frequency rank #5,119, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːfl̩]. Täufer is at rank #34,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯fɐ].
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 39528, this pair ranks #1,534,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tafel vs Täufer
Shared letters: eft. Private to "Tafel": al. Private to "Täufer": ruä.
"Tafel" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Täufer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tafel ← atfel · taefl · tafell · taffel · tafle · tfael · ttafel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tafel" for "Täufer" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Tafel" or "Täufer" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Tafel" and "Täufer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tafel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Täufer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,534,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tafel" and "Täufer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Täufer vs Tuner". 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 #1,534,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.