Which to use
“tapes” is a verb and “totes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,496
- “tapes” frequency rank
- #26,196
- “totes” frequency rank
- 67692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tapes | totes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Konjunktiv des Verbs tapar | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot |
Letter map: tapes vs totes
Shared letters muted; letters that set tapes and totes apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - tapes and totes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tapes is averb and totesanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tapes is recorded at frequency rank #41,496, classified as averb, pronounced […]. totes is at rank #26,196, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtoːtəs].
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 67692, this pair ranks #531,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tapes vs totes
Shared letters: est. Private to "tapes": ap. Private to "totes": o.
"tapes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "totes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tapes" and "totes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tapes" or "totes"?
Useful next steps
Pair "tapes" vs "totes" 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 "totes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #531,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tapes" and "totes" 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 #531,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.