# Tau vs Tc

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tau
*noun · IPA [taʊ̯] · frequency rank #21,445*
Niederschlag, durch Abkühlung (in Bodennähe) kondensierter Wasserdampf

### Tc
*abbrev · frequency rank #15,758*
Technetium

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tau-vs-tc