Which to use
“taucht” and “tauchten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,110
- “taucht” frequency rank
- #21,083
- “tauchten” frequency rank
- 27193
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taucht | tauchten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tauchen |
Where the eye mixes taucht and tauchten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. taucht runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against tauchten's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses taucht with tauchten
A purely visual mix-up. taucht ([taʊ̯xt]) and tauchten ([ˈtaʊ̯xtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “taucht” sits inside “tauchten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27193, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taucht is recorded at frequency rank #6,110, classified as averb, pronounced [taʊ̯xt]. tauchten is at rank #21,083, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯xtn̩].
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 27193, this pair ranks #1,805,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taucht vs tauchten
Shared letters: achtu. Private to "taucht": -. Private to "tauchten": en.
"taucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "tauchten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taucht" for "tauchten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "taucht" or "tauchten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "taucht" and "tauchten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "taucht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tauchten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,805,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taucht" and "tauchten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tauchten vs täuschte". 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 #1,805,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.