tann

[tanː]

/[tanː]/ pron

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The verdict

“tann” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #44,964) as a pronoun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#44,964
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der, die, das; dieser, diese, dieses

Corpus desk

Index DE-tann · tann · German

tann · rank #44,964 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,964
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tableau

Nearest frequency peer: tableau (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „tann“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „tann“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tann vs tun
50% similar
tann vs Tat
25% similar
tann vs Ton
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tann
PropertyValue
Headwordtann
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[tanː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,964
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „tann“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tannliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tableau“ (#44,963), „Telefons“ (#44,965), „Säugetieren“ (#44,961). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tann“ bei #44,964. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for tann is neighbouring look-alikes ("tun", "Tat", …), not just typos; it is apronoun pronounced [tanː]. Frequency #44,964 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Gloss: "der, die, das; dieser, diese, dieses".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for tann, with forms such as "atnn", "tnan", and "ttann". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tun", "Tat", "Ton", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tann, spelled T-A-N-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der, die, das; dieser, diese, dieses

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tann appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tann maður, sum mest hevur skrivað um føroyskar bókmentir, er …

Synonyms

hesinhasinhin

This word in other languages

the(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atnn
  • tnan
  • ttann

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tann - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atnn2tnan2ttann1
Edit distance from "tann"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tann"?
"tann" is spelled T-A-N-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tanː].
What does "tann" mean?
As a pronoun, "tann" means: der, die, das; dieser, diese, dieses
What words are commonly confused with "tann"?
"tann" is commonly confused with "tun", "Tat", "Ton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tann"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tann" is [tanː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tann" come from?
"tann" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tann", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tuns#44,983says#44,888rana#44,865nagt#44,816

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list