Which to use
“tauchen” and “taucht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,403
- “tauchen” frequency rank
- #6,110
- “taucht” frequency rank
- 13513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tauchen | taucht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit dem Kopf oder dem gesamten Körper unter die Oberfläche des Wassers gehen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen |
Where the eye mixes tauchen and taucht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tauchen runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against taucht's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tauchen and taucht
A purely visual mix-up. tauchen ([ˈtaʊ̯xn̩]) and taucht ([taʊ̯xt]) 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 13513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tauchen is recorded at frequency rank #7,403, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯xn̩]. taucht is at rank #6,110, tagged as averb, pronounced [taʊ̯xt].
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 13513, this pair ranks #1,957,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tauchen vs taucht
Shared letters: achtu. Private to "tauchen": en. Private to "taucht": -.
"tauchen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "taucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tauchen" and "taucht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tauchen" or "taucht" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tauchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "taucht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,501 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tauchen" and "taucht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tauchen vs Türchen". 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 #1,957,501 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.