Which to use
“Tagung” and “Tötung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,291
- “Tagung” frequency rank
- #10,955
- “Tötung” frequency rank
- 19246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tagung | Tötung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (meist eintägiges) Treffen von Personen, die an einem bestimmten Thema arbeiten | der Akt des Tötens |
Where the eye mixes Tagung and Tötung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Tagung and Tötung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Tagung vs Tötung
A purely visual mix-up. Tagung ([ˈtaːɡʊŋ]) and Tötung ([ˈtøːtʊŋ]) 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 19246, 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]. Tötung is at rank #10,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtøːtʊŋ].
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 19246, this pair ranks #1,910,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tagung vs Tötung
Shared letters: gntu. Private to "Tagung": a. Private to "Tötung": ö.
"Tagung" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Tötung" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tagung ← atgung · taggung · tagnug · tagugn · tagungg · tagunng · taugng · tgaung
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tagung" and "Tötung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Tagung" vs "Tötung" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tagung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tötung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tagung" and "Tötung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tötung vs Tötungen". 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 #1,910,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.