Taube

[ˈtaʊ̯bə]

/[ˈtaʊ̯bə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Taube” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,602
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine artenreiche Vogelfamilie aus der Ordnung der Taubenvögel

Corpus desk

Index DE-taube · Taube · German

Taube · rank #12,602 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,602
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tanken

Nearest frequency peer: tanken (-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 „Taube“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Taube“ 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).

Taube vs tue
40% similar
Taube vs Tüte
40% similar
Taube vs true
40% similar

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

Key facts for Taube
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaube
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯bə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,602
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Taube“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Taubeliegt 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: „tanken“ (#12,601), „ti“ (#12,603), „sweet“ (#12,600). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Taube“ bei #12,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Taube (IPA [ˈtaʊ̯bə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,602 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Taube, with forms such as "atube", "tabue", and "taubbe". 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, "tue", "Tüte", "true", 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 to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Taube, spelled T-A-U-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine artenreiche Vogelfamilie aus der Ordnung der Taubenvögel
  2. 2
    mittelgroßer Vogel mit grauem Gefieder; Stadttaube
  3. 3
    zum Beispiel ein für Frieden und Gewaltfreiheit eintretender Mensch oder auch ein Friedensangebot
  4. 4
    ein Sternbild

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Federkleid der Taube besteht aus ca. 10 000 Federn.
  2. „Die Tauben schlafen.“

Synonyms

GirrvögelStadttaubeRatte der LüfteFriedenLiebeTreue

Antonyms

EnteFasanGansKapaunPoulardeWachtelFalke

This word in other languages

dove(English)palomo(Español)pigeon(Français)pombo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atube
  • tabue
  • taubbe
  • taueb
  • ttaube
  • tuabe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Taube - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atube2tabue2taubbe1taueb2ttaube1tuabe2
Edit distance from "Taube"

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 "Taube"?
"Taube" is spelled T-A-U-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯bə].
What does "Taube" mean?
As a noun, "Taube" means: eine artenreiche Vogelfamilie aus der Ordnung der Taubenvögel
What words are commonly confused with "Taube"?
"Taube" is commonly confused with "tue", "Tüte", "true". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Taube"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taube" is [ˈtaʊ̯bə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taube" come from?
"Taube" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sweet#12,600stumm#12,598Troll#12,609Segel#12,583

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

trek6 variantsVolt6 variantswalk6 variantsweht6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list