Which to use
“taucht” and “täuscht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,110
- “taucht” frequency rank
- #16,572
- “täuscht” frequency rank
- 22682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taucht | täuscht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs täuschen |
Where the eye mixes taucht and täuscht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. taucht runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against täuscht's 7 (CVVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between taucht and täuscht
A purely visual mix-up. taucht ([taʊ̯xt]) and täuscht ([tɔɪ̯ʃt]) 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 22682, 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]. täuscht is at rank #16,572, tagged as averb, pronounced [tɔɪ̯ʃt].
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 22682, this pair ranks #1,871,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of taucht vs täuscht
Shared letters: chtu. Private to "taucht": a. Private to "täuscht": sä.
"taucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "täuscht" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- taucht ← atucht · tacuht · tauccht · tauchht · tauchtt · taucth · tauhct · ttaucht
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "taucht" and "täuscht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "taucht" vs "täuscht" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "taucht" and "täuscht" 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 "täuscht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,871,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taucht" and "täuscht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "täuscht 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 #1,871,079 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.