Which to use
“Tälern” and “Tellern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,067
- “Tälern” frequency rank
- #44,271
- “Tellern” frequency rank
- 80338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tälern | Tellern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Tal | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teller |
Same sound, different letters: Tälern vs Tellern
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. Tälern runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Tellern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - Tälern and Tellern
This is the hard kind. Tälern and Tellern are pronounced identically ([ˈtɛːlɐn]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tälern is recorded at frequency rank #36,067, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛːlɐn]. Tellern is at rank #44,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛlɐn].
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 80338, this pair ranks #197,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Tälern vs Tellern
Shared letters: elnrt. Private to "Tälern": ä. Private to "Tellern": -.
"Tälern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Tellern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tellern ← etllern · telelrn · telern · tellenr · tellernn · tellerrn · tellren · tlelern
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tälern" for "Tellern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Tälern" or "Tellern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tälern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tellern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #197,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tälern" and "Tellern" 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 #197,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.