TeilevstempleConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,044
“Teile” frequency rank
#30,323
“temple” frequency rank
31367
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Teile temple
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Teil Tempel

Where the eye mixes Teile and temple

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Teile
6 ch
temple

Why the eye confuses Teile with temple

A purely visual mix-up. Teile ([ˈtaɪ̯lə]) and temple ([tɑ̃pl]) 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 31367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Teile is recorded at frequency rank #1,044, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lə]. temple is at rank #30,323, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɑ̃pl].

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 31367, this pair ranks #1,729,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Teile vs temple

Shared letters: elt. Private to "Teile": i. Private to "temple": mp.

"Teile" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "temple" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Teileetile · teiel · teille · telie · tiele · tteile
  • templeetmple · temlpe · temmple · templle · tempple · tepmle · tmeple · ttemple

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Teile" for "temple" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtaɪ̯lə] versus [tɑ̃pl]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Teile" or "temple"?
"Teile" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,044 in our German list, against #30,323 for "temple". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Teile" and "temple" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Teile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "temple" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,729,543 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Teile" and "temple" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "temple vs Templer". 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 #1,729,543 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list