Which to use
“toben” is a verb and “Todes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,088
- “toben” frequency rank
- #5,432
- “Todes” frequency rank
- 25520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | toben | Todes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich wild, rasend, hemmungslos gebärden/ ausdrücken | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tod |
Where the eye mixes toben and Todes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between toben and Todes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: toben is [ˈtoːbn̩] while Todes is [ˈtoːdəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
toben is recorded at frequency rank #20,088, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtoːbn̩]. Todes is at rank #5,432, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːdəs].
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 25520, this pair ranks #1,832,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of toben vs Todes
Shared letters: eot. Private to "toben": bn. Private to "Todes": ds.
"toben" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Todes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "toben" and "Todes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "toben" or "Todes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "toben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Todes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,832,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "toben" and "Todes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "toben vs Torben". 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 #1,832,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.