tapesvsTätersWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tapes is a verb, Täters is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tapes” is a verb and “Täters” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,496
“tapes” frequency rank
#18,101
“Täters” frequency rank
59597
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tapes Täters
Definition 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tapar Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Täter

Letter map: tapes vs Täters

Shared letters muted; letters that set tapes and Täters apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tapes runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Täters's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
tapes
6 ch
Täters

Grammar separator: tapes vs Täters

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tapes is averb and Tätersanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tapes is recorded at frequency rank #41,496, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Täters is at rank #18,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛːtɐs].

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 59597, this pair ranks #818,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tapes vs Täters

Shared letters: est. Private to "tapes": ap. Private to "Täters": rä.

"tapes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Täters" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tapes ← atpes · taeps · tapess · tappes · tapse · tpaes · ttapes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tapes" for "Täters" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tapes" is a verb and "Täters" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tapes" or "Täters"?
"Täters" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,101 in our German list, against #41,496 for "tapes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "tapes" and "Täters". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tapes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Täters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #818,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tapes" and "Täters" 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 #818,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list