Which to use
“tippe” and “tippt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,952
- “tippe” frequency rank
- #25,790
- “tippt” frequency rank
- 40742
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tippe | tippt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tippen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tippen |
Where the eye mixes tippe and tippt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses tippe with tippt
A purely visual mix-up. tippe ([ˈtɪpə]) and tippt ([tɪpt]) 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 a single letter - e in “tippe” becomes t in “tippt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40742, 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]. tippt is at rank #25,790, tagged as averb, pronounced [tɪpt].
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 40742, this pair ranks #1,499,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tippe vs tippt
Shared letters: ipt. Private to "tippe": e. Private to "tippt": -.
"tippe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "tippt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tippe" and "tippt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tippe" or "tippt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tippe" and "tippt" 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 "tippt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,499,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tippe" and "tippt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tippt 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 #1,499,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.