Which to use
“Täufer” and “Teufel” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,409
- “Täufer” frequency rank
- #3,341
- “Teufel” frequency rank
- 37750
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Täufer | Teufel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der eine Taufe durchführt | böses Geisterwesen |
Where the eye mixes Täufer and Teufel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Täufer and Teufel follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Täufer vs Teufel
A purely visual mix-up. Täufer ([ˈtɔɪ̯fɐ]) and Teufel ([ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37750, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Täufer is recorded at frequency rank #34,409, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯fɐ]. Teufel is at rank #3,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩].
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 37750, this pair ranks #1,581,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Täufer vs Teufel
Shared letters: eftu. Private to "Täufer": rä. Private to "Teufel": l.
"Täufer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Teufel" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Teufel ← etufel · tefuel · teuefl · teufell · teuffel · teufle · tteufel · tuefel
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Täufer" for "Teufel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Täufer" or "Teufel"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Täufer" and "Teufel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Täufer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Teufel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,581,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Täufer" and "Teufel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Täufer vs Tuner". 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 #1,581,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.