Which to use
“tippe” is a verb and “Tipps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,952
- “tippe” frequency rank
- #2,131
- “Tipps” frequency rank
- 17083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tippe | Tipps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tippen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tipp |
Where the eye mixes tippe and Tipps
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tippe with Tipps
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tippe is [ˈtɪpə] while Tipps is [tɪps]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “tippe” becomes s in “Tipps”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17083, 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]. 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 17083, this pair ranks #1,930,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tippe vs Tipps
Shared letters: ipt. Private to "tippe": e. Private to "Tipps": s.
"tippe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Tipps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tippe" for "Tipps" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "tippe" or "Tipps" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tippe" and "Tipps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tippe" 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 #1,930,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tippe" and "Tipps" 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 #1,930,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.