# tap vs tapes

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### tapes
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #41,496*
2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tapar

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