tauschen

/[ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,111

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

tauschen is aGermanverb. It means: eine Sache vereinbarungsgemäß gegen eine andere Sache hergeben Pronounced [ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩]. It ranks #6,111 in German word frequency. Often confused with Tusche and täuscht.

Key facts for tauschen
PropertyValue
Headwordtauschen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,111
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of tauschen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for tauschen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,111 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for tauschen, with forms such as "atuschen", "tasuchen", and "taucshen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Tusche", "täuscht", "Tischen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is tauschen, spelled T-A-U-S-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Sache vereinbarungsgemäß gegen eine andere Sache hergeben
  2. 2
    wechselseitig (soziale) Handlungen durch Handlungen beantworten
  3. 3
    zwei Dinge in ihrer Rolle oder Position wechseln
  4. 4
    kurz für umtauschen (eine eingekaufte Ware auf Gewährleistung oder Kulanz ersetzen)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atuschen,tasuchen,taucshen,tauscchen,tauscehn,tauschenn,tauschhen,tauschne,taushcen,tausschen,ttauschen,tuaschen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for tauschen

Misspelling Variants of "tauschen"

atuschen8tasuchen8taucshen8tauscchen9tauscehn8tauschenn9tauschhen9tauschne8
Misspelling Variants of "tauschen"

Frequency rank: #6,111 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tauschen"?
"tauschen" is spelled T-A-U-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩].
What does "tauschen" mean?
As a verb, "tauschen" means: eine Sache vereinbarungsgemäß gegen eine andere Sache hergeben
What words are commonly confused with "tauschen"?
"tauschen" is commonly confused with "Tusche", "täuscht", "Tischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tauschen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tauschen" is [ˈtaʊ̯ʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tauschen" come from?
"tauschen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.