Which to use
“tapfer” and “tapfere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,958
- “tapfer” frequency rank
- #30,320
- “tapfere” frequency rank
- 44278
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tapfer | tapfere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Angst, Furcht (beziehungsweise Angst/Furcht beherrschend) und bereit, anhaltend gegen Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tapfer |
Where the eye mixes tapfer and tapfere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tapfer with tapfere
A purely visual mix-up. tapfer ([ˈtap͡fɐ]) and tapfere ([ˈtap͡fəʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tapfer” sits inside “tapfere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tapfer is recorded at frequency rank #13,958, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtap͡fɐ]. tapfere is at rank #30,320, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtap͡fəʁə].
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 44278, this pair ranks #1,391,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tapfer vs tapfere
Shared letters: aefprt. Private to "tapfer": -. Private to "tapfere": -.
"tapfer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tapfere" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tapfer" and "tapfere" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "tapfer" or "tapfere" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "tapfer" and "tapfere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tapfer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tapfere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,391,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tapfer" and "tapfere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tapfere vs Täufer". 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 #1,391,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.