Which to use
“Taufe” and “Teufel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,104
- “Taufe” frequency rank
- #3,341
- “Teufel” frequency rank
- 12445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Taufe | Teufel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sakrament innerhalb christlicher Religionsgemeinschaften zu Aufnahme in das christliche Volk Gottes | böses Geisterwesen |
Where the eye mixes Taufe and Teufel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Taufe runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Teufel's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Taufe and Teufel
A purely visual mix-up. Taufe ([ˈtaʊ̯fə]) and Teufel ([ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]) 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 12445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Taufe is recorded at frequency rank #9,104, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯fə]. Teufel is at rank #3,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩].
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 12445, this pair ranks #1,964,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Taufe vs Teufel
Shared letters: eftu. Private to "Taufe": a. Private to "Teufel": l.
"Taufe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Teufel" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Taufe" for "Teufel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Taufe" or "Teufel"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Taufe" and "Teufel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Taufe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Teufel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,151 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Taufe" and "Teufel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taufe 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 #1,964,151 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.