Which to use
“taucht” and “taugt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,110
- “taucht” frequency rank
- #12,803
- “taugt” frequency rank
- 18913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taucht | taugt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs taugen |
Where the eye mixes taucht and taugt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between taucht and taugt
A purely visual mix-up. taucht ([taʊ̯xt]) and taugt ([taʊ̯kt]) 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 18913, 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]. taugt is at rank #12,803, tagged as averb, pronounced [taʊ̯kt].
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 18913, this pair ranks #1,913,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taucht vs taugt
Shared letters: atu. Private to "taucht": ch. Private to "taugt": g.
"taucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "taugt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taucht" and "taugt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "taucht" or "taugt"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "taucht" and "taugt" 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 "taugt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,913,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taucht" and "taugt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taugt vs taut". 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 #1,913,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.