StadtteilenvsStadtteilsConfusable pair

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

#17,142
“Stadtteilen” frequency rank
#32,779
“Stadtteils” frequency rank
49921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Stadtteilen Stadtteils
Definition Dativ Plural des Substantivs Stadtteil Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Stadtteil

Where the eye mixes Stadtteilen and Stadtteils

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Stadtteilen runs 11 letters (CCVCCCVVCVC) against Stadtteils's 10 (CCVCCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
Stadtteilen
10 ch
Stadtteils

Look-alike desk: Stadtteilen vs Stadtteils

A purely visual mix-up. Stadtteilen ([ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lən]) and Stadtteils ([ˈʃtattaɪ̯ls]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Stadtteilen is recorded at frequency rank #17,142, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lən]. Stadtteils is at rank #32,779, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtattaɪ̯ls].

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 49921, this pair ranks #1,193,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Stadtteilen vs Stadtteils

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

"Stadtteilen" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVVCVC  ·  "Stadtteils" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Stadtteilen ← satdtteilen · sstadtteilen · staddtteilen · stadteilen · stadtetilen · stadtteieln · stadtteilenn · stadtteillen
  • Stadtteils ← satdtteils · sstadtteils · staddtteils · stadteils · stadtetils · stadtteills · stadtteilss · stadtteisl

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Stadtteilen" and "Stadtteils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtatˌtaɪ̯lən] versus [ˈʃtattaɪ̯ls]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Stadtteilen" vs "Stadtteils" - which ranks higher?
"Stadtteilen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,142 in our German list, against #32,779 for "Stadtteils". 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 "Stadtteilen" and "Stadtteils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Stadtteilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Stadtteils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,193,336 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Stadtteilen" and "Stadtteils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Stadtteile 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 #1,193,336 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