TischevstoxischeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Tische is a noun, toxische is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Tische” is a noun and “toxische” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,281
“Tische” frequency rank
#31,304
“toxische” frequency rank
40585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tische toxische
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tisch Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toxisch

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Tische and toxische apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Tische
8 ch
toxische

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tische is [ˈtɪʃə] while toxische is [ˈtɔksɪʃə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tische is recorded at frequency rank #9,281, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɪʃə]. toxische is at rank #31,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔksɪʃə].

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 40585, this pair ranks #1,504,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tische vs toxische

Shared letters: cehist. Private to "Tische": -. Private to "toxische": ox.

"Tische" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "toxische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tischeitsche · ticshe · tiscche · tisceh · tischhe · tishce · tissche · tsiche
  • toxischeotxische · toixsche · toxicshe · toxiscche · toxisceh · toxischhe · toxishce · toxissche

Frequency comparison

Tische#9,281
toxische#31,304

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Tische" and "toxische" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Tische" is a noun and "toxische" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Tische" or "toxische"?
"Tische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,281 in our German list, against #31,304 for "toxische". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Tische vs toxische

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Tische”; for an adjective, it's “toxische”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Tische” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list