Which to use
“tausche” and “täuschte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,971
- “tausche” frequency rank
- #44,984
- “täuschte” frequency rank
- 72955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tausche | täuschte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauschen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs täuschen |
Where the eye mixes tausche and täuschte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tausche runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against täuschte's 8 (CVVCCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tausche vs täuschte
A purely visual mix-up. tausche ([ˈtaʊ̯ʃə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tausche is recorded at frequency rank #27,971, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯ʃə]. 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 72955, this pair ranks #373,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tausche vs täuschte
Shared letters: cehstu. Private to "tausche": a. Private to "täuschte": ä.
"tausche" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "täuschte" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tausche ← atusche · tasuche · taucshe · tauscche · tausceh · tauschhe · taushce · taussche
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tausche" for "täuschte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "tausche" or "täuschte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "tausche" 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 #373,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tausche" 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 #373,779 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.