Which to use
“Tees” is a noun and “tiefes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,662
- “Tees” frequency rank
- #19,417
- “tiefes” frequency rank
- 59079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tees | tiefes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tee | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tief |
Where the eye mixes Tees and tiefes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Tees runs 4 letters (CVVC) against tiefes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Tees vs tiefes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tees is [teːs] while tiefes is [ˈtiːfəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 59079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tees is recorded at frequency rank #39,662, classified as anoun, pronounced [teːs]. tiefes is at rank #19,417, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtiːfəs].
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 59079, this pair ranks #838,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tees vs tiefes
Shared letters: est. Private to "Tees": -. Private to "tiefes": fi.
"Tees" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tiefes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tees" for "tiefes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Tees" or "tiefes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tees" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tiefes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #838,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tees" and "tiefes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tees 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 #838,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.