Which to use
“taut” is a verb and “Text” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,293
- “taut” frequency rank
- #914
- “Text” frequency rank
- 50207
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | taut | Text |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauen | mündliche oder schriftliche Folge von Sätzen, die miteinander syntaktisch und semantisch verbunden sind (Kohärenz, Kohäsion), eine abgeschlossene Einheit bilden (Kompletion) und eine bestimmte kommunikative Funktion (Textfunktion) erfüllen |
Where the eye mixes taut and Text
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between taut and Text
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: taut is [taʊ̯t] while Text is [tɛkst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
taut is recorded at frequency rank #49,293, classified as averb, pronounced [taʊ̯t]. Text is at rank #914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɛkst].
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 50207, this pair ranks #1,182,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of taut vs Text
Shared letters: t. Private to "taut": au. Private to "Text": ex.
"taut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Text" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "taut" for "Text" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "taut" or "Text" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "taut" and "Text" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "taut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Text" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,182,517 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "taut" and "Text" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Taft 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 #1,182,517 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.