taufte

[ˈtaʊ̯ftə]

/[ˈtaʊ̯ftə]/ verb

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The verdict

“taufte” is uncommon German (frequency #66,761 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,761
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs taufen

Key facts for taufte
PropertyValue
Headwordtaufte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯ftə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#66,761
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “taufte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). taufte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

taufte is uncommon German at frequency #66,761 among 35,386 “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?
"taufte" 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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Using “taufte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-A-U-F-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtaʊ̯ftə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list