Which to use
“task” and “Trash” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,534
- “task” frequency rank
- #19,422
- “Trash” frequency rank
- 43956
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | task | Trash |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu erledigende Arbeit; zugewiesener Auftrag; Problem, das man durch Anstrengung oder Nachdenken zu lösen versucht; Teil einer Übung oder Prüfungsarbeit: Aufgabe | minderwertiges Produkt, Schund, Ramsch |
Where the eye mixes task and Trash
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between task and Trash
A purely visual mix-up. task ([tɑːsk]) and Trash ([tʁæʃ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43956, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
task is recorded at frequency rank #24,534, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɑːsk]. Trash is at rank #19,422, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʁæʃ].
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 43956, this pair ranks #1,401,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of task vs Trash
Shared letters: ast. Private to "task": k. Private to "Trash": hr.
"task" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Trash" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "task" and "Trash" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "task" or "Trash" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "task" and "Trash" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "task" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Trash" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,401,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "task" and "Trash" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "task vs taut". 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 #1,401,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.