Which to use
“tippe” and “tippen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,952
- “tippe” frequency rank
- #11,132
- “tippen” frequency rank
- 26084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tippe | tippen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tippen | es kurz mit dem Finger, einem Stock oder Ähnlichem berühren |
Where the eye mixes tippe and tippen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tippe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against tippen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: tippe vs tippen
A purely visual mix-up. tippe ([ˈtɪpə]) and tippen ([ˈtɪpn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “tippe” sits inside “tippen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tippe is recorded at frequency rank #14,952, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtɪpə]. tippen is at rank #11,132, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtɪpn̩].
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 26084, this pair ranks #1,823,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tippe vs tippen
Shared letters: eipt. Private to "tippe": -. Private to "tippen": n.
"tippe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tippen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tippe" and "tippen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tippe" or "tippen" show up more?
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 "tippe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tippen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,405 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tippe" and "tippen" 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 #1,823,405 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.