Which to use
“tätig” is an adjective and “Taxis” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,181
- “tätig” frequency rank
- #16,296
- “Taxis” frequency rank
- 18477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tätig | Taxis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | handelnd, etwas Praktisches tuend | freie, gerichtete Bewegung eines Organismus entlang eines Umweltgradienten |
Where the eye mixes tätig and Taxis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. tätig and Taxis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tätig and Taxis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tätig is [ˈtɛːtɪç] while Taxis is [ˈtaksɪs]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tätig is recorded at frequency rank #2,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːtɪç]. Taxis is at rank #16,296, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaksɪs].
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 18477, this pair ranks #1,917,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tätig vs Taxis
Shared letters: it. Private to "tätig": gä. Private to "Taxis": asx.
"tätig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Taxis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Taxis ← atxis · taixs · taxiss · taxsi · taxxis · ttaxis · txais
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tätig" and "Taxis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tätig" vs "Taxis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tätig" and "Taxis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tätig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Taxis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tätig" and "Taxis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tapas vs Taxis". 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 #1,917,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.