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.
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?
Which is more common, "tapes" or "Täters"?
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.