StadtteilevsStadtteilenTell them apart

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

#15,486
“Stadtteile” frequency rank
#17,142
“Stadtteilen” frequency rank
32628
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stadtteile Stadtteilen
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Stadtteil Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stadtteil

Where the eye mixes Stadtteile and Stadtteilen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. Stadtteile runs 10 letters (CCVCCCVVCV) against Stadtteilen's 11 (CCVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
Stadtteile
11 ch
Stadtteilen

Why the eye confuses Stadtteile with Stadtteilen

A purely visual mix-up. Stadtteile ([ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Stadtteile” sits inside “Stadtteilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stadtteile is recorded at frequency rank #15,486, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lə]. 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 32628, this pair ranks #1,703,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Stadtteile vs Stadtteilen

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

"Stadtteile" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVVCV  ·  "Stadtteilen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stadtteile ← satdtteile · sstadtteile · staddtteile · stadteile · stadtetile · stadtteiel · stadtteille · stadttelie
  • Stadtteilen ← satdtteilen · sstadtteilen · staddtteilen · stadteilen · stadtetilen · stadtteieln · stadtteilenn · stadtteillen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Stadtteile" and "Stadtteilen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lə] versus [ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Stadtteile" or "Stadtteilen"?
"Stadtteile" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,486 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 "Stadtteile" and "Stadtteilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stadtteile" 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 #1,703,516 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stadtteile" 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 #1,703,516 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