Which to use
“Tagung” is a noun and “taking” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,291
- “Tagung” frequency rank
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- 56058
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tagung | taking |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (meist eintägiges) Treffen von Personen, die an einem bestimmten Thema arbeiten | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take |
Letter map: Tagung vs taking
Shared letters muted; letters that set Tagung and taking apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Tagung and taking
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tagung is anoun and takingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56058, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tagung is recorded at frequency rank #8,291, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːɡʊŋ]. taking is at rank #47,767, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 56058, this pair ranks #955,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tagung vs taking
Shared letters: agnt. Private to "Tagung": u. Private to "taking": ik.
"Tagung" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Tagung" vs "taking" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Tagung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #955,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tagung" and "taking" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles 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 #955,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.