Which to use
“Tage” is a noun and “taken” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #371
- “Tage” frequency rank
- #42,860
- “taken” frequency rank
- 43231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tage | taken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tag | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tak |
Where the eye mixes Tage and taken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tage runs 4 letters (CVCV) against taken's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Tage and taken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tage is [ˈtaːɡə] while taken is [ˈtakn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tage is recorded at frequency rank #371, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːɡə]. taken is at rank #42,860, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtakn̩].
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 43231, this pair ranks #1,424,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tage vs taken
Shared letters: aet. Private to "Tage": g. Private to "taken": kn.
"Tage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "taken" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tage" for "taken" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Tage" or "taken"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,424,600 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tage" and "taken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taken vs taking". 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 #1,424,600 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.