Which to use
“tann” is a pronoun and “Taten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,964
- “tann” frequency rank
- #2,858
- “Taten” frequency rank
- 47822
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tann | Taten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der, die, das; dieser, diese, dieses | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tat |
Where the eye mixes tann and Taten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. tann runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Taten's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tann vs Taten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tann is [tanː] while Taten is [ˈtaːtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47822, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tann is recorded at frequency rank #44,964, classified as apron, pronounced [tanː]. Taten is at rank #2,858, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːtn̩].
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 47822, this pair ranks #1,270,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tann vs Taten
Shared letters: ant. Private to "tann": -. Private to "Taten": e.
"tann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Taten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tann" and "Taten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tann" or "Taten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tann" and "Taten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tann" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Taten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,270,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tann" and "Taten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tann vs tine". 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 #1,270,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.