Which to use
“tann” is a pronoun and “tung” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,964
- “tann” frequency rank
- #40,899
- “tung” frequency rank
- 85863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tann | tung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der, die, das; dieser, diese, dieses | von Gewicht, sowohl rein körperlich als auch übertragen; schwer |
Letter map: tann vs tung
Shared letters muted; letters that set tann and tung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tann and tung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: tann vs tung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tann is apronoun and tunganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85863, 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]. tung is at rank #40,899, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 85863, this pair ranks #101,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tann vs tung
Shared letters: nt. Private to "tann": a. Private to "tung": gu.
"tann" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tann" and "tung" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tann" or "tung" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tann" vs "tung" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tann" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,978 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tann" and "tung" 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 #101,978 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.