Which to use
“Tanks” and “task” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,404
- “Tanks” frequency rank
- #24,534
- “task” frequency rank
- 42938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tanks | task |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tank | zu erledigende Arbeit; zugewiesener Auftrag; Problem, das man durch Anstrengung oder Nachdenken zu lösen versucht; Teil einer Übung oder Prüfungsarbeit: Aufgabe |
Where the eye mixes Tanks and task
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Tanks with task
A purely visual mix-up. Tanks ([taŋks]) and task ([tɑːsk]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tanks is recorded at frequency rank #18,404, classified as anoun, pronounced [taŋks]. task is at rank #24,534, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɑːsk].
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 42938, this pair ranks #1,433,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tanks vs task
Shared letters: akst. Private to "Tanks": n. Private to "task": -.
"Tanks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "task" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tanks" and "task" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Tanks" or "task" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tanks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "task" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,433,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tanks" and "task" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "task 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 #1,433,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.