Which to use
“Tische” is a noun and “typische” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,281
- “Tische” frequency rank
- #4,075
- “typische” frequency rank
- 13356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tische | typische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tisch | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs typisch |
Where the eye mixes Tische and typische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Tische runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against typische's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Tische vs typische
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tische is [ˈtɪʃə] while typische is [ˈtyːpɪʃə]. 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 13356, 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]. typische is at rank #4,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtyːpɪʃə].
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 13356, this pair ranks #1,958,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tische vs typische
Shared letters: cehist. Private to "Tische": -. Private to "typische": py.
"Tische" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "typische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tische" and "typische" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Tische" or "typische" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Tische" and "typische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "typische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,958,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tische" and "typische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tische vs Tusche". 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 #1,958,508 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.