Which to use
“tapes” is a verb and “tes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,496
- “tapes” frequency rank
- #44,969
- “tes” frequency rank
- 86465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tapes | tes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tapar | Plural des Substantivs te |
Letter map: tapes vs tes
Shared letters muted; letters that set tapes and tes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - tapes and tes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tapes is averb and tesanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tapes is recorded at frequency rank #41,496, classified as averb, pronounced […]. tes is at rank #44,969, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɛs].
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 86465, this pair ranks #93,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tapes vs tes
Shared letters: est. Private to "tapes": ap. Private to "tes": -.
"tapes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "tes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tapes ← atpes · taeps · tapess · tappes · tapse · tpaes · ttapes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tapes" for "tes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "tapes" or "tes" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tapes" vs "tes" 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 "tes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tapes" and "tes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tes vs trees". 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 #93,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.