Which to use
“tauche” and “tauchte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,440
- “tauche” frequency rank
- #10,185
- “tauchte” frequency rank
- 48625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tauche | tauchte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tauchen |
Where the eye mixes tauche and tauchte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tauche runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against tauchte's 7 (CVVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses tauche with tauchte
A purely visual mix-up. tauche ([ˈtaʊ̯xə]) and tauchte ([ˈtaʊ̯xtə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tauche is recorded at frequency rank #38,440, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯xə]. tauchte is at rank #10,185, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯xtə].
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 48625, this pair ranks #1,241,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tauche vs tauchte
Shared letters: acehtu. Private to "tauche": -. Private to "tauchte": -.
"tauche" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "tauchte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tauche" and "tauchte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tauche" or "tauchte" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tauche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tauchte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,241,652 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tauche" and "tauchte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tauche vs Tusche". 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 #1,241,652 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.