Which to use
“tapes” and “täte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,496
- “tapes” frequency rank
- #17,434
- “täte” frequency rank
- 58930
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tapes | täte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tapar | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tun |
Letter map: tapes vs täte
Shared letters muted; letters that set tapes and täte apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tapes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against täte's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on tapes vs täte
tapes and täte are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tapes is recorded at frequency rank #41,496, classified as averb, pronounced […]. täte is at rank #17,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtɛːtə].
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 58930, this pair ranks #843,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tapes vs täte
Shared letters: et. Private to "tapes": aps. Private to "täte": ä.
"tapes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "täte" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tapes ← atpes · taeps · tapess · tappes · tapse · tpaes · ttapes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tapes" and "täte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "tapes" or "täte"?
Useful next steps
Pair "tapes" vs "täte" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tapes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "täte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #843,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tapes" and "täte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tapes". 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 #843,854 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.