Which to use
“tauchen” and “tausche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,403
- “tauchen” frequency rank
- #27,971
- “tausche” frequency rank
- 35374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tauchen | tausche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit dem Kopf oder dem gesamten Körper unter die Oberfläche des Wassers gehen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauschen |
Where the eye mixes tauchen and tausche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tauchen (CVVCCVC) and tausche (CVVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses tauchen with tausche
A purely visual mix-up. tauchen ([ˈtaʊ̯xn̩]) and tausche ([ˈtaʊ̯ʃə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35374, 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]. tausche is at rank #27,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯ʃə].
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 35374, this pair ranks #1,641,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tauchen vs tausche
Shared letters: acehtu. Private to "tauchen": n. Private to "tausche": s.
"tauchen" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "tausche" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tauchen" and "tausche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tauchen" or "tausche" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tauchen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tausche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,641,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tauchen" and "tausche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tausche 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 #1,641,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.