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 eye mixes Tische and toxische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Tische runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against toxische's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Tische with toxische
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tische" and "toxische" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Tische" vs "toxische" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toxische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,504,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tische" and "toxische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toxische vs toxischen". 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 #1,504,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.