Which to use
“taucht” and “täuschte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,110
- “taucht” frequency rank
- #44,984
- “täuschte” frequency rank
- 51094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taucht | täuschte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs täuschen |
Where the eye mixes taucht and täuschte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. taucht runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against täuschte's 8 (CVVCCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between taucht and täuschte
A purely visual mix-up. taucht ([taʊ̯xt]) and täuschte ([ˈtɔɪ̯ʃtə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51094, 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]. täuschte is at rank #44,984, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʃtə].
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 51094, this pair ranks #1,148,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taucht vs täuschte
Shared letters: chtu. Private to "taucht": a. Private to "täuschte": esä.
"taucht" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "täuschte" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- taucht ← atucht · tacuht · tauccht · tauchht · tauchtt · taucth · tauhct · ttaucht
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taucht" for "täuschte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "taucht" or "täuschte" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "taucht" and "täuschte" 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 "täuschte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,148,718 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taucht" and "täuschte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "täuschte 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 #1,148,718 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.