tätigen

[ˈtɛːtɪɡn̩]

/[ˈtɛːtɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“tätigen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,799. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,799
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas in die Tat umsetzen, eine bestimmte Handlung vollziehen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tatigen · tätigen · German

tätigen · rank #8,799 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,799
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH totale

Nearest frequency peer: totale (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „tätigen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „tätigen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

tätigen vs taugen
57% similar
tätigen vs tätiger
86% similar
tätigen vs tagen
57% similar

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

Key facts for tätigen
PropertyValue
Headwordtätigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtɛːtɪɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,799
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tätigen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).tätigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „totale“ (#8,798), „uff“ (#8,800), „Todesstrafe“ (#8,797). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tätigen“ bei #8,799. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tätigen (IPA [ˈtɛːtɪɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,799 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas in die Tat umsetzen, eine bestimmte Handlung vollziehen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tätigen, with forms such as "ttäigen", "ttätigen", and "täitgen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "taugen", "tätiger", "tagen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is tätigen, spelled T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas in die Tat umsetzen, eine bestimmte Handlung vollziehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit einem stummen Fluch verließ er die Zelle und wartete, während sie ihren Anruf tätigte. Die Unterhaltung schien Stunden zu dauern.“
  2. „Erst wenn der Verkauf getätigt wird, entsteht Gewinn oder Verlust.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ttäigen
  • ttätigen
  • täitgen
  • tätgien
  • tätiegn
  • tätigenn
  • tätiggen
  • tätigne
  • tättigen
  • ättigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tätigen - 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.

ttäigen2ttätigen1täitgen2tätgien2tätiegn2tätigenn1tätiggen1tätigne2
Edit distance from "tätigen"

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 "tätigen"?
"tätigen" is spelled T-Ä-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛːtɪɡn̩].
What does "tätigen" mean?
As a verb, "tätigen" means: etwas in die Tat umsetzen, eine bestimmte Handlung vollziehen
What words are commonly confused with "tätigen"?
"tätigen" is commonly confused with "taugen", "tätiger", "tagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tätigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tätigen" is [ˈtɛːtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tätigen" come from?
"tätigen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

stützen#8,789streben#8,787änderte#8,815Sektion#8,782

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Austritt10 variantsneutral10 variantsDebatten10 variantsLiedern10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list