Which to use
“Teamkollege” and “Teamkollegen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,932
- “Teamkollege” frequency rank
- #22,533
- “Teamkollegen” frequency rank
- 57465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teamkollege | Teamkollegen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Person, die im selben Team ist | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Teamkollege |
Where the eye mixes Teamkollege and Teamkollegen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Teamkollege runs 11 letters (CVVCCVCCVCV) against Teamkollegen's 12 (CVVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Teamkollege and Teamkollegen
A purely visual mix-up. Teamkollege ([ˈtiːmkɔˌleːɡə]) and Teamkollegen ([ˈtiːmkɔˌleːɡn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Teamkollege” sits inside “Teamkollegen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57465, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Teamkollege is recorded at frequency rank #34,932, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtiːmkɔˌleːɡə]. Teamkollegen is at rank #22,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtiːmkɔˌleːɡn̩].
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 57465, this pair ranks #900,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Teamkollege vs Teamkollegen
Shared letters: aegklmot. Private to "Teamkollege": -. Private to "Teamkollegen": n.
"Teamkollege" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCV · "Teamkollegen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Teamkollege ← etamkollege · taemkollege · teakmollege · teamkkollege · teamklolege · teamkolege · teamkolelge · teamkolleeg
- Teamkollegen ← etamkollegen · taemkollegen · teakmollegen · teamkkollegen · teamklolegen · teamkolegen · teamkolelgen · teamkolleegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Teamkollege" and "Teamkollegen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Teamkollege" or "Teamkollegen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Teamkollege" and "Teamkollegen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Teamkollege" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Teamkollegen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #900,299 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #900,299 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.