StadtteilvsStadtteilenConfusable pair

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“Stadtteil” and “Stadtteilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,937
“Stadtteil” frequency rank
#17,142
“Stadtteilen” frequency rank
22079
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stadtteil Stadtteilen
Definition abgegrenzter oder mit eigenem Namen versehener Teil einer Stadt oder Gemeinde Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stadtteil

Where the eye mixes Stadtteil and Stadtteilen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Stadtteil runs 9 letters (CCVCCCVVC) against Stadtteilen's 11 (CCVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
Stadtteil
11 ch
Stadtteilen

Visual trap between Stadtteil and Stadtteilen

A purely visual mix-up. Stadtteil ([ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯l]) and Stadtteilen ([ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lən]) 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) - “Stadtteil” sits inside “Stadtteilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stadtteil is recorded at frequency rank #4,937, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯l]. Stadtteilen is at rank #17,142, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lən].

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 22079, this pair ranks #1,878,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stadtteil vs Stadtteilen

Shared letters: adeilst. Private to "Stadtteil": -. Private to "Stadtteilen": n.

"Stadtteil" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVVC  ·  "Stadtteilen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stadtteil ← satdtteil · sstadtteil · staddtteil · stadteil · stadtetil · stadtteill · stadtteli · stadttiel
  • Stadtteilen ← satdtteilen · sstadtteilen · staddtteilen · stadteilen · stadtetilen · stadtteieln · stadtteilenn · stadtteillen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stadtteil" and "Stadtteilen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯l] versus [ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stadtteil" or "Stadtteilen"?
"Stadtteil" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,937 in our German list, against #17,142 for "Stadtteilen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Stadtteil" and "Stadtteilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stadtteil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stadtteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,878,599 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stadtteil" and "Stadtteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stadtteilen vs Stadtteils". 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 #1,878,599 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list