# tape vs tie

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tape
*verb · IPA [ˈtɛɪ̯pə] · frequency rank #19,052*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tapen

### tie
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #29,817*
nichts sagen; schweigen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tape-vs-tie