Which to use
“Teig” and “tui” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,804
- “Teig” frequency rank
- #18,731
- “tui” frequency rank
- 31535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teig | tui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus mehreren Zutaten bestehende (häufig dickflüssige) formbare Masse, die meist als Grundstoff für Gebäck dient | deine, die Deinen/Deinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen |
Where the eye mixes Teig and tui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Teig with tui
A purely visual mix-up. Teig ([taɪ̯k]) and tui ([ˈtuʔi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Teig is recorded at frequency rank #12,804, classified as anoun, pronounced [taɪ̯k]. tui is at rank #18,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtuʔi].
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 31535, this pair ranks #1,726,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Teig vs tui
Shared letters: it. Private to "Teig": eg. Private to "tui": u.
"Teig" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Teig ← etig · tegi · teigg · tieg · tteig
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Teig" for "tui" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Teig" vs "tui" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Teig" and "tui" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Teig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,726,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teig" and "tui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs tui". 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 #1,726,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.