# tata vs tätig

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tata
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #40,242*
Vater, Papa

### tätig
*adjective · IPA [ˈtɛːtɪç] · frequency rank #2,181*
handelnd, etwas Praktisches tuend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tata-vs-tatig