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“tanzt” and “tanzten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,465
- “tanzt” frequency rank
- #27,513
- “tanzten” frequency rank
- 36978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tanzt | tanzten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tanzen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tanzen |
Where the eye mixes tanzt and tanzten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tanzt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against tanzten's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tanzt vs tanzten
A purely visual mix-up. tanzt ([tant͡st]) and tanzten ([ˈtant͡stn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “tanzt” sits inside “tanzten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tanzt is recorded at frequency rank #9,465, classified as averb, pronounced [tant͡st]. tanzten is at rank #27,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtant͡stn̩].
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 36978, this pair ranks #1,601,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tanzt vs tanzten
Shared letters: antz. Private to "tanzt": -. Private to "tanzten": e.
"tanzt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "tanzten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tanzt" and "tanzten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tanzt" or "tanzten" 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 "tanzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tanzten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,601,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tanzt" and "tanzten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tanzes vs tanzten". 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 #1,601,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.