Which to use
“tip” is an adjective and “tippe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,605
- “tip” frequency rank
- #14,952
- “tippe” frequency rank
- 27557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tip | tippe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | satt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tippen |
Letter map: tip vs tippe
Shared letters muted; letters that set tip and tippe apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: tip vs tippe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tip is anadjective and tippeaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tip” sits inside “tippe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tip is recorded at frequency rank #12,605, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. tippe is at rank #14,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtɪpə].
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 27557, this pair ranks #1,799,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tip vs tippe
Shared letters: ipt. Private to "tip": -. Private to "tippe": e.
"tip" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tippe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tippe ← itppe · tipe · tipep · tpipe · ttippe
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tip" and "tippe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tip" vs "tippe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "tip" vs "tippe" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tip" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tippe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,799,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tip" and "tippe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tippe vs tripp". 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 #1,799,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.