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“tauchte” and “tausche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,185
- “tauchte” frequency rank
- #27,971
- “tausche” frequency rank
- 38156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tauchte | tausche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tauchen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauschen |
Where the eye mixes tauchte and tausche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tauchte and tausche follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses tauchte with tausche
A purely visual mix-up. tauchte ([ˈtaʊ̯xtə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tauchte is recorded at frequency rank #10,185, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯xtə]. 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 38156, this pair ranks #1,571,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tauchte vs tausche
Shared letters: acehtu. Private to "tauchte": -. Private to "tausche": s.
"tauchte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "tausche" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tauchte" and "tausche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tauchte" or "tausche"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tauchte" 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 #1,571,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tauchte" 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 #1,571,376 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.