textevsTüteTell them apart

Quick tell: texte is a verb, Tüte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“texte” is a verb and “Tüte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,130
“texte” frequency rank
#9,471
“Tüte” frequency rank
11601
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature texte Tüte
Definition 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs texten ursprünglich trichterförmiger Behälter aus Papier, Folie oder Kunststoff

Where the eye mixes texte and Tüte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
texte
4 ch
Tüte

Look-alike desk: texte vs Tüte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: texte is [ˈtɛkstə] while Tüte is [ˈtyːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

texte is recorded at frequency rank #2,130, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtɛkstə]. Tüte is at rank #9,471, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtyːtə].

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 11601, this pair ranks #1,968,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of texte vs Tüte

Shared letters: et. Private to "texte": x. Private to "Tüte": ü.

"texte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Tüte" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • texteetxte · tetxe · texet · textte · texxte · ttexte · txete

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "texte" and "Tüte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "texte" is a verb and "Tüte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "texte" vs "Tüte" - which ranks higher?
"texte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,130 in our German list, against #9,471 for "Tüte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "texte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tüte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,968,961 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "texte" and "Tüte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tine vs Tüte". 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 #1,968,961 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list