Which to use
“Tinte” and “Töne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,016
- “Tinte” frequency rank
- #6,865
- “Töne” frequency rank
- 22881
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tinte | Töne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Flüssigkeit zum Schreiben, Zeichnen, Malen und Kalligraphieren | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ton |
Where the eye mixes Tinte and Töne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Tinte vs Töne
A purely visual mix-up. Tinte ([ˈtɪntə]) and Töne ([ˈtøːnə]) 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 22881, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tinte is recorded at frequency rank #16,016, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɪntə]. Töne is at rank #6,865, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtøːnə].
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 22881, this pair ranks #1,868,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tinte vs Töne
Shared letters: ent. Private to "Tinte": i. Private to "Töne": ö.
"Tinte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Töne" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tinte ← itnte · tinet · tinnte · tintte · titne · tnite · ttinte
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tinte" and "Töne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Tinte" vs "Töne" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Tinte" and "Töne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tinte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Töne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,868,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tinte" and "Töne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tine vs Tinte". 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 #1,868,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.