Which to use
“Tochter” and “Töchtern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #726
- “Tochter” frequency rank
- #17,161
- “Töchtern” frequency rank
- 17887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tochter | Töchtern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weiblicher, direkter Nachkomme, direkte Nachkommin | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Tochter |
Where the eye mixes Tochter and Töchtern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Tochter runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against Töchtern's 8 (CVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Tochter and Töchtern
A purely visual mix-up. Tochter ([ˈtɔxtɐ]) and Töchtern ([ˈtœçtɐn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tochter is recorded at frequency rank #726, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔxtɐ]. Töchtern is at rank #17,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtœçtɐn].
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 17887, this pair ranks #1,923,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tochter vs Töchtern
Shared letters: cehrt. Private to "Tochter": o. Private to "Töchtern": nö.
"Tochter" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "Töchtern" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tochter ← otchter · tcohter · tocchter · tochetr · tochhter · tochterr · tochtre · tochtter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tochter" and "Töchtern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Tochter" vs "Töchtern" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tochter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Töchtern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,923,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tochter" and "Töchtern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Töchtern vs Tüchern". 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 #1,923,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.