Which to use
“Tages” and “tes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,270
- “Tages” frequency rank
- #44,969
- “tes” frequency rank
- 46239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tages | tes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tag | Plural des Substantivs te |
Where the eye mixes Tages and tes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tages runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against tes's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Tages with tes
A purely visual mix-up. Tages ([ˈtaːɡəs]) and tes ([tɛs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tages is recorded at frequency rank #1,270, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːɡəs]. tes is at rank #44,969, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɛs].
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 46239, this pair ranks #1,325,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tages vs tes
Shared letters: est. Private to "Tages": ag. Private to "tes": -.
"Tages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tages ← atges · taegs · tagess · tagges · tagse · tgaes · ttages
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tages" and "tes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Tages" or "tes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,325,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tages" and "tes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tes vs trees". 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 #1,325,935 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.