Which to use
“Bauteil” and “Bauteilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,643
- “Bauteil” frequency rank
- #31,950
- “Bauteilen” frequency rank
- 54593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Bauteil | Bauteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einzelner/s Teil eines technischen Komplexes (Mechanismus, Maschine, Apparat und Ähnliches) | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Bauteil |
Where the eye mixes Bauteil and Bauteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Bauteil runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against Bauteilen's 9 (CVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Bauteil vs Bauteilen
A purely visual mix-up. Bauteil ([ˈbaʊ̯ˌtaɪ̯l]) and Bauteilen ([ˈbaʊ̯ˌtaɪ̯lən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Bauteil” sits inside “Bauteilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Bauteil is recorded at frequency rank #22,643, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ˌtaɪ̯l]. Bauteilen is at rank #31,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈbaʊ̯ˌtaɪ̯lən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54593, this pair ranks #1,012,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Bauteil vs Bauteilen
Shared letters: abeiltu. Private to "Bauteil": -. Private to "Bauteilen": n.
"Bauteil" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "Bauteilen" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Bauteil" for "Bauteilen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Bauteil" or "Bauteilen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Bauteil" and "Bauteilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Bauteil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Bauteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,012,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Bauteil" and "Bauteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bastei vs Bauteil". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,012,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.