TeilvstuiWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Teil” and “tui” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#238
“Teil” frequency rank
#18,731
“tui” frequency rank
18969
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Teil tui
Definition ein Element, Stück oder Teilmenge eines Ganzen deine, die Deinen/Deinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen

Where the eye mixes Teil and tui

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Teil
3 ch
tui

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Teil ([taɪ̯l]) 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 18969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Teil is recorded at frequency rank #238, classified as anoun, pronounced [taɪ̯l]. 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 18969, this pair ranks #1,913,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Teil vs tui

Shared letters: it. Private to "Teil": el. Private to "tui": u.

"Teil" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "tui" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Teiletil · teill · teli · tiel · tteil

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Teil" and "tui" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([taɪ̯l] versus [ˈtuʔi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Teil" or "tui"?
"Teil" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #238 in our German list, against #18,731 for "tui". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "Teil" and "tui". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Teil" 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 #1,913,075 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Teil" 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list