Which to use
“Teich” and “Touch” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,816
- “Teich” frequency rank
- #12,184
- “Touch” frequency rank
- 22000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teich | Touch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner See; kleines stehendes Gewässer | ein Hauch; ein wenig (von); etwas (von) |
Where the eye mixes Teich and Touch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Teich vs Touch
A purely visual mix-up. Teich ([taɪ̯ç]) and Touch ([tat͡ʃ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22000, 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]. Touch is at rank #12,184, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tat͡ʃ].
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 22000, this pair ranks #1,879,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Teich vs Touch
Shared letters: cht. Private to "Teich": ei. Private to "Touch": ou.
"Teich" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Touch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Teich" and "Touch" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Teich" vs "Touch" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Teich" and "Touch" 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 "Touch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teich" and "Touch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "though vs Touch". 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 #1,879,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.