Which to use
“Teich” and “Trick” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,816
- “Teich” frequency rank
- #5,434
- “Trick” frequency rank
- 15250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teich | Trick |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kleiner See; kleines stehendes Gewässer | ein Kunststück, Streich, ein Kunstgriff, dessen Funktionsweise für Nichteingeweihte nicht offensichtlich ist; eine Überraschung, Staunen oder Entsetzen hervorrufende, unerwartete, schwer vorhersagbare oder berechenbare Handlung |
Where the eye mixes Teich and Trick
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Teich vs Trick
A purely visual mix-up. Teich ([taɪ̯ç]) and Trick ([tʁɪk]) 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 15250, 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]. Trick is at rank #5,434, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʁɪk].
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 15250, this pair ranks #1,945,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Teich vs Trick
Shared letters: cit. Private to "Teich": eh. Private to "Trick": kr.
"Teich" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Trick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Teich" and "Trick" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Teich" or "Trick" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Teich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Trick" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,945,301 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teich" and "Trick" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Trick vs tripp". 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 #1,945,301 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.