Tauben

[ˈtaʊ̯bn̩]

/[ˈtaʊ̯bn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tauben” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,763. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,763
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Taube

Corpus desk

Index DE-tauben · Tauben · German

Tauben · rank #11,763 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,763
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH surfen

Nearest frequency peer: surfen (-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 „Tauben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Tauben“ 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).

Tauben vs tube
50% similar
Tauben vs tuen
50% similar
Tauben vs Türen
50% similar

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

Key facts for Tauben
PropertyValue
HeadwordTauben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯bn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,763
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tauben“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „surfen“ (#11,762), „Torwart“ (#11,764), „Stürmen“ (#11,761). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tauben“ bei #11,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Tauben (IPA [ˈtaʊ̯bn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,763 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tauben, with forms such as "atuben", "tabuen", and "taubben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tube", "tuen", "Türen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tauben, spelled T-A-U-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Taube
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Taube
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Taube
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Taube

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuben
  • tabuen
  • taubben
  • taubenn
  • taubne
  • tauebn
  • ttauben
  • tuaben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuben2tabuen2taubben1taubenn1taubne2tauebn2ttauben1tuaben2
Edit distance from "Tauben"

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 "Tauben"?
"Tauben" is spelled T-A-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯bn̩].
What does "Tauben" mean?
As a noun, "Tauben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Taube
What words are commonly confused with "Tauben"?
"Tauben" is commonly confused with "tube", "tuen", "Türen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tauben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tauben" is [ˈtaʊ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tauben" come from?
"Tauben" 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 "Tauben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

surfen#11,762Umlauf#11,768sonder#11,754racing#11,734

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Speck8 variantsshort8 variantsQuoten8 variantszugute8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list