Which to use
“tagte” and “tanze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,331
- “tagte” frequency rank
- #24,948
- “tanze” frequency rank
- 58279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tagte | tanze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tagen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanzen |
Where the eye mixes tagte and tanze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tagte and tanze follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tagte vs tanze
A purely visual mix-up. tagte ([ˈtaːktə]) and tanze ([ˈtant͡sə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tagte is recorded at frequency rank #33,331, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtaːktə]. tanze is at rank #24,948, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtant͡sə].
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 58279, this pair ranks #868,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tagte vs tanze
Shared letters: aet. Private to "tagte": g. Private to "tanze": nz.
"tagte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tanze" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tagte" for "tanze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tagte" or "tanze"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tagte" and "tanze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tagte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tanze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #868,942 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tagte" and "tanze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tagte vs taut". 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 #868,942 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.