Which to use
“Taste” is a noun and “tust” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,395
- “Taste” frequency rank
- #5,657
- “tust” frequency rank
- 18052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Taste | tust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Teil einer Tastatur oder einer Klaviatur, der Druck einer Taste hat ein spezifisches Ereignis zur Folge, er erzeugt zum Beispiel einen Buchstaben oder einen Ton | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tun |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Taste and tust apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Taste and tust form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Taste is recorded at frequency rank #12,395, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtastə]. tust is at rank #5,657, tagged as averb, pronounced [tuːst].
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 18052, this pair ranks #1,921,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Taste vs tust
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Taste”; for a verb, it's “tust”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Taste” entry
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