# tap vs te

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### te
*pronoun · IPA [te] · frequency rank #6,979*
ihr, Sie (Höflichkeitsform)

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