Which to use
“Teil” is a noun and “teilt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #238
- “Teil” frequency rank
- #3,923
- “teilt” frequency rank
- 4161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teil | teilt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Element, Stück oder Teilmenge eines Ganzen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs teilen |
Where the eye mixes Teil and teilt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Teil and teilt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Teil is [taɪ̯l] while teilt is [taɪ̯lt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Teil” sits inside “teilt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Teil is recorded at frequency rank #238, classified as anoun, pronounced [taɪ̯l]. teilt is at rank #3,923, tagged as averb, pronounced [taɪ̯lt].
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 4161, this pair ranks #1,998,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Teil vs teilt
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "Teil": -. Private to "teilt": -.
"Teil" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "teilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Teil" and "teilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Teil" vs "teilt" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Teil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,998,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teil" and "teilt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tall vs Teil". 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 #1,998,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.