Which to use
“taking” is a verb and “tätig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,767
- “taking” frequency rank
- #2,181
- “tätig” frequency rank
- 49948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taking | tätig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs take | handelnd, etwas Praktisches tuend |
Letter map: taking vs tätig
Shared letters muted; letters that set taking and tätig apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: taking vs tätig
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: taking is averb and tätiganadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taking is recorded at frequency rank #47,767, classified as averb, pronounced […]. tätig is at rank #2,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːtɪç].
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 49948, this pair ranks #1,192,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taking vs tätig
Shared letters: git. Private to "taking": akn. Private to "tätig": ä.
"taking" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "tätig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- taking ← atking · taikng · takign · takingg · takinng · takking · taknig · tkaing
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taking" and "tätig" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "taking" or "tätig" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "taking" and "tätig".
- Full dictionary entry for "taking" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tätig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,192,361 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taking" and "tätig" 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 #1,192,361 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.