Which to use
“tapfer” is an adjective and “Täufer” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,958
- “tapfer” frequency rank
- #34,409
- “Täufer” frequency rank
- 48367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tapfer | Täufer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Angst, Furcht (beziehungsweise Angst/Furcht beherrschend) und bereit, anhaltend gegen Gefahren und Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen | jemand, der eine Taufe durchführt |
Where the eye mixes tapfer and Täufer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. tapfer (CVCCVC) and Täufer (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tapfer vs Täufer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tapfer is [ˈtap͡fɐ] while Täufer is [ˈtɔɪ̯fɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48367, 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]. Täufer is at rank #34,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯fɐ].
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 48367, this pair ranks #1,251,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tapfer vs Täufer
Shared letters: efrt. Private to "tapfer": ap. Private to "Täufer": uä.
"tapfer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Täufer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tapfer ← atpfer · tafper · tapefr · tapferr · tapffer · tapfre · tappfer · tpafer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tapfer" for "Täufer" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "tapfer" or "Täufer" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tapfer" and "Täufer" 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 "Täufer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,251,166 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tapfer" and "Täufer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Täufer vs Tuner". 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 #1,251,166 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.