tätevsTaxiWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: täte is a verb, Taxi is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“täte” is a verb and “Taxi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#17,434
“täte” frequency rank
#5,316
“Taxi” frequency rank
22750
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature täte Taxi
Definition 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tun Fahrzeug, das zur entgeltlichen Personenbeförderung dient und gewöhnlich durch einen Fahrer gelenkt wird

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set täte and Taxi apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
täte
4 ch
Taxi

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: täte is [ˈtɛːtə] while Taxi is [ˈtaksi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22750, 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]. Taxi is at rank #5,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaksi].

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 22750, this pair ranks #1,870,246 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of täte vs Taxi

Shared letters: t. Private to "täte": . Private to "Taxi": aix.

"täte" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Taxi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Taxiatxi · taix · taxxi · ttaxi · txai

Frequency comparison

täte#17,434
Taxi#5,316

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "täte" and "Taxi" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "täte" is a verb and "Taxi" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "täte" or "Taxi"?
"Taxi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,316 in our German list, against #17,434 for "täte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering täte vs Taxi

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “täte”; for a noun, it's “Taxi”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “täte” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list