# tank vs tap

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tank
*verb · IPA [taŋk] · frequency rank #8,463*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanken

### tap
*verb · IPA [tɛɪ̯p] · frequency rank #36,056*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tapen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tank-vs-tap