Which to use
“tip” is an adjective and “Tipps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,605
- “tip” frequency rank
- #2,131
- “Tipps” frequency rank
- 14736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tip | Tipps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | satt | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tipp |
Letter map: tip vs Tipps
Shared letters muted; letters that set tip and Tipps apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - tip and Tipps
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tip is anadjective and Tippsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “tip” sits inside “Tipps”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tip is recorded at frequency rank #12,605, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Tipps is at rank #2,131, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɪps].
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 14736, this pair ranks #1,949,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tip vs Tipps
Shared letters: ipt. Private to "tip": -. Private to "Tipps": s.
"tip" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Tipps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tipps ← itpps · tippss · tipsp · tpips · ttipps
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tip" and "Tipps" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "tip" or "Tipps" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "tip" vs "Tipps" 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 "Tipps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tip" and "Tipps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tip". 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 #1,949,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.