tauche

[ˈtaʊ̯xə]

/[ˈtaʊ̯xə]/ verb

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The verdict

“tauche” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,440. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,440
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tauche · tauche · German

tauche · rank #38,440 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,440
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tatwaffe

Nearest frequency peer: Tatwaffe (-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 „tauche“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „tauche“ 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).

tauche vs Tuch
50% similar
tauche vs Taufe
50% similar
tauche vs Touch
50% similar

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

Key facts for tauche
PropertyValue
Headwordtauche
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯xə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,440
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tauche“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).taucheliegt 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: „Tatwaffe“ (#38,439), „Tanzschule“ (#38,438), „strukturieren“ (#38,437). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tauche“ bei #38,440. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around tauche (IPA [ˈtaʊ̯xə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,440 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 tauche, with forms such as "atuche", "tacuhe", and "taucche". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tuch", "Taufe", "Touch", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is tauche, spelled T-A-U-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atuche
  • tacuhe
  • taucche
  • tauceh
  • tauchhe
  • tauhce
  • ttauche
  • tuache

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

atuche2tacuhe2taucche1tauceh2tauchhe1tauhce2ttauche1tuache2
Edit distance from "tauche"

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 "tauche"?
"tauche" is spelled T-A-U-C-H-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯xə].
What does "tauche" mean?
As a verb, "tauche" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tauchen
What words are commonly confused with "tauche"?
"tauche" is commonly confused with "Tuch", "Taufe", "Touch". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tauche"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tauche" is [ˈtaʊ̯xə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tauche" come from?
"tauche" 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 "tauche", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

streut#38,436Thorax#38,445Sterns#38,432Tonart#38,449

Similar misspelling depth

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

untreu8 variantsvalide8 variantsSchah8 variantsSalome8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list