TaschevsTeicheWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Tasche” and “Teiche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,520
“Tasche” frequency rank
#33,338
“Teiche” frequency rank
35858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tasche Teiche
Definition Aufbewahrungsort von Gegenständen in der Kleidung, auf- oder eingenäht Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Teich

Where the eye mixes Tasche and Teiche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Tasche (CVCCCV) and Teiche (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
Tasche
6 ch
Teiche

Look-alike desk: Tasche vs Teiche

A purely visual mix-up. Tasche ([ˈtaʃə]) and Teiche ([ˈtaɪ̯çə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tasche is recorded at frequency rank #2,520, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaʃə]. Teiche is at rank #33,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯çə].

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 35858, this pair ranks #1,629,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Tasche vs Teiche

Shared letters: ceht. Private to "Tasche": as. Private to "Teiche": i.

"Tasche" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "Teiche" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tasche ← atsche · tacshe · tascche · tasceh · taschhe · tashce · tassche · tsache
  • Teiche ← etiche · tecihe · teicche · teiceh · teichhe · teihce · tieche · tteiche

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Tasche" and "Teiche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtaʃə] versus [ˈtaɪ̯çə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Tasche" or "Teiche"?
"Tasche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,520 in our German list, against #33,338 for "Teiche". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Tasche" and "Teiche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tasche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Teiche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,629,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tasche" and "Teiche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teiche vs Tusche". 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 #1,629,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list