Which to use
“Team” and “terme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #513
- “Team” frequency rank
- #49,297
- “terme” frequency rank
- 49810
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Team | terme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus mehreren Personen — mit unterschiedlichen Fähigkeiten — bestehende Organisationseinheit | Begriff, Wort |
Where the eye mixes Team and terme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Team with terme
A purely visual mix-up. Team ([tiːm]) and terme ([tɛʁm]) 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 49810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Team is recorded at frequency rank #513, classified as anoun, pronounced [tiːm]. terme is at rank #49,297, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɛʁm].
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 49810, this pair ranks #1,197,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Team vs terme
Shared letters: emt. Private to "Team": a. Private to "terme": r.
"Team" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "terme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Team" for "terme" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Team" vs "terme" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Team" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "terme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,197,520 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Team" and "terme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "terme vs Turmes". 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 #1,197,520 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.