Which to use
“Taschen” and “Tisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,771
- “Taschen” frequency rank
- #34,403
- “Tisches” frequency rank
- 40174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Taschen | Tisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tasche | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tisch |
Where the eye mixes Taschen and Tisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Taschen and Tisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Taschen and Tisches
A purely visual mix-up. Taschen ([ˈtaʃn̩]) and Tisches ([ˈtɪʃəs]) 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 40174, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Taschen is recorded at frequency rank #5,771, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaʃn̩]. Tisches is at rank #34,403, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɪʃəs].
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 40174, this pair ranks #1,515,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Taschen vs Tisches
Shared letters: cehst. Private to "Taschen": an. Private to "Tisches": i.
"Taschen" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Tisches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Taschen" and "Tisches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Taschen" or "Tisches"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Taschen" and "Tisches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Taschen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,515,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Taschen" and "Tisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tisches 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 #1,515,990 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.