Which to use
“tagt” and “trügt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,876
- “tagt” frequency rank
- #42,877
- “trügt” frequency rank
- 71753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tagt | trügt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tagen | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tragen |
Where the eye mixes tagt and trügt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tagt runs 4 letters (CVCC) against trügt's 5 (CCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tagt vs trügt
A purely visual mix-up. tagt ([taːkt]) and trügt ([tʁyːkt]) 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 71753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tagt is recorded at frequency rank #28,876, classified as averb, pronounced [taːkt]. trügt is at rank #42,877, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʁyːkt].
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 71753, this pair ranks #407,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tagt vs trügt
Shared letters: gt. Private to "tagt": a. Private to "trügt": rü.
"tagt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "trügt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tagt ← atgt · taggt · tagtt · tatg · tgat · ttagt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tagt" and "trügt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tagt" or "trügt"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tagt" and "trügt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tagt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trügt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,796 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tagt" and "trügt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs trügt". 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 #407,796 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.