Which to use
“Teer” is a noun and “teuer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,240
- “Teer” frequency rank
- #2,267
- “teuer” frequency rank
- 39507
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teer | teuer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | braunschwarze, dicke, fette, klumpige, ölig-klebrige Flüssigkeit von scharfem Geruch, die durch trockenes Erhitzen organischer Stoffe (zum Beispiel Kohle) unter Luftabschluss entsteht | einen hohen Preis oder hohe Kosten aufweisend oder verursachend |
Where the eye mixes Teer and teuer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Teer runs 4 letters (CVVC) against teuer's 5 (CVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Teer vs teuer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Teer is [teːɐ̯] while teuer is [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39507, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Teer is recorded at frequency rank #37,240, classified as anoun, pronounced [teːɐ̯]. teuer is at rank #2,267, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ].
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 39507, this pair ranks #1,534,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Teer vs teuer
Shared letters: ert. Private to "Teer": -. Private to "teuer": u.
"Teer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "teuer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Teer" and "teuer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Teer" vs "teuer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Teer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teuer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,534,875 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teer" and "teuer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teer vs trees". 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 #1,534,875 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.