Which to use
“täte” is a verb and “Tätern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,434
- “täte” frequency rank
- #16,304
- “Tätern” frequency rank
- 33738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | täte | Tätern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tun | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Täter |
Where the eye mixes täte and Tätern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. täte runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Tätern's 6 (CVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between täte and Tätern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: täte is [ˈtɛːtə] while Tätern is [ˈtɛːtɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “täte” sits inside “Tätern”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
täte is recorded at frequency rank #17,434, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtɛːtə]. Tätern is at rank #16,304, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛːtɐn].
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 33738, this pair ranks #1,679,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of täte vs Tätern
Shared letters: etä. Private to "täte": -. Private to "Tätern": nr.
"täte" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Tätern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "täte" and "Tätern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "täte" or "Tätern" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "täte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tätern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,679,170 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "täte" and "Tätern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "täte vs tine". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,679,170 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.