Which to use
“tätige” is an adjective and “tätigen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,571
- “tätige” frequency rank
- #8,799
- “tätigen” frequency rank
- 25370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tätige | tätigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tätig | etwas in die Tat umsetzen, eine bestimmte Handlung vollziehen |
Where the eye mixes tätige and tätigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tätige runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tätigen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tätige vs tätigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tätige is [ˈtɛːtɪɡə] while tätigen is [ˈtɛːtɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tätige” sits inside “tätigen”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tätige is recorded at frequency rank #16,571, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːtɪɡə]. tätigen is at rank #8,799, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtɛːtɪɡn̩].
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 25370, this pair ranks #1,834,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tätige vs tätigen
Shared letters: egitä. Private to "tätige": -. Private to "tätigen": n.
"tätige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tätigen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tätige" and "tätigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "tätige" or "tätigen" 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 "tätige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tätigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,834,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tätige" and "tätigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tätige vs tätiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,834,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.