taufte

[ˈtaʊ̯ftə]

/[ˈtaʊ̯ftə]/ verb

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The verdict

“taufte” is uncommon German (frequency #66,761 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,761
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-taufte · taufte · German

taufte · rank #66,761 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,761
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tatsächliches

Nearest frequency peer: tatsächliches (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „taufte“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „taufte“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for taufte
PropertyValue
Headwordtaufte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯ftə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,761
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „taufte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tauftefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tatsächliches“ (#66,760), „Telgte“ (#66,762), „Tatra“ (#66,759). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „taufte“ bei #66,761. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taufte is uncommon German at frequency #66,761 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯ftə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for taufte in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is taufte, spelled T-A-U-F-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs taufen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs taufen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs taufen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs taufen

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 "taufte"?
"taufte" is spelled T-A-U-F-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯ftə].
What does "taufte" mean?
As a verb, "taufte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs taufen
How do you pronounce "taufte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "taufte" is [ˈtaʊ̯ftə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "taufte" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Telgte#66,762tatest#66,758throat#66,767tobten#66,776

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list