Which to use
“Teich” is a noun and “teils” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,816
- “Teich” frequency rank
- #1,945
- “teils” frequency rank
- 11761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teich | teils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner See; kleines stehendes Gewässer | nicht alles zusammen betreffend, sondern nur einen Teil |
Where the eye mixes Teich and teils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Teich vs teils
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Teich is [taɪ̯ç] while teils is [taɪ̯ls]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Teich is recorded at frequency rank #9,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [taɪ̯ç]. teils is at rank #1,945, tagged as anadv, pronounced [taɪ̯ls].
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 11761, this pair ranks #1,968,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Teich vs teils
Shared letters: eit. Private to "Teich": ch. Private to "teils": ls.
"Teich" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "teils" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Teich" and "teils" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Teich" or "teils"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Teich" and "teils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Teich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,968,055 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teich" and "teils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teich vs Teichen". 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 #1,968,055 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.