Tat

Name: Tat, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[taːt]

/[taːt]/ noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Tat” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #943 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#943
frequency rank, German: 3
letters: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einmalige Handlung, die etwas Gutes oder Böses bewirkt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Tat vs TO

33% similar

Tat vs TV

33% similar

Tat vs tu

0% similar

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

Key facts for Tat
Property	Value
Headword	Tat
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[taːt]
Letters	3
Frequency rank	#943
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tat” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tat lands here:

#943

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tat is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [taːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #943 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Tat has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TO", "TV", "tu", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tat, spelled T-A-T.

Definition

1
einmalige Handlung, die etwas Gutes oder Böses bewirkt
2
kurz für „(mutmaßliche) Straftat“

Synonyms

Tun Handeln Aktion Straftat Delikt Vergehen

Antonyms

Unterlassung Untat

This word in other languages

act(English)acción(Español)action(Français)ato(Português)

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 "Tat"?

"Tat" is spelled T-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [taːt].

What does "Tat" mean?

As a noun, "Tat" means: einmalige Handlung, die etwas Gutes oder Böses bewirkt

What words are commonly confused with "Tat"?

"Tat" is commonly confused with "TO", "TV", "tu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Tat"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tat" is [taːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Tat" come from?

"Tat" 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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Using “Tat”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is T-A-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [taːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “TO” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tat vs TO
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.