TalervsTeilerConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#21,790
“Taler” frequency rank
#40,244
“Teiler” frequency rank
62034
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Taler Teiler
Definition eine ab dem 16. Jahrhundert geprägte große Silbermünze eine ganze Zahl, durch die sich eine andere ganze Zahl ohne Rest dividieren lässt

Where the eye mixes Taler and Teiler

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Taler runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Teiler's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Taler
6 ch
Teiler

Look-alike desk: Taler vs Teiler

A purely visual mix-up. Taler ([ˈtaːlɐ]) and Teiler ([ˈtaɪ̯lɐ]) 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 62034, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Taler is recorded at frequency rank #21,790, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaːlɐ]. Teiler is at rank #40,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lɐ].

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 62034, this pair ranks #727,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Taler vs Teiler

Shared letters: elrt. Private to "Taler": a. Private to "Teiler": i.

"Taler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Teiler" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Taler ← taelr · talerr · taller · talre · tlaer · ttaler
  • Teiler ← etiler · teielr · teilerr · teiller · teilre · telier · tieler · tteiler

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Taler" and "Teiler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtaːlɐ] versus [ˈtaɪ̯lɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Taler" vs "Teiler" - which ranks higher?
"Taler" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,790 in our German list, against #40,244 for "Teiler". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Taler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Teiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #727,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Taler" and "Teiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teiler vs Tellern". 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 #727,620 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