# today vs total

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### today
*adverb · IPA [təˈdeɪ] · frequency rank #15,761*
heute

### total
*adjective · IPA [toˈtaːl] · frequency rank #1,045*
völlig, vollständig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/today-vs-total