Which to use
“teilen” is a verb and “Teiler” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,023
- “teilen” frequency rank
- #40,244
- “Teiler” frequency rank
- 41267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teilen | Teiler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Ganzes in Bestandteile zerlegen | eine ganze Zahl, durch die sich eine andere ganze Zahl ohne Rest dividieren lässt |
Where the eye mixes teilen and Teiler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. teilen and Teiler follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between teilen and Teiler
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teilen is [ˈtaɪ̯lən] while Teiler is [ˈtaɪ̯lɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “teilen” becomes r in “Teiler”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teilen is recorded at frequency rank #1,023, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lən]. Teiler is at rank #40,244, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lɐ].
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 41267, this pair ranks #1,484,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teilen vs Teiler
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "teilen": n. Private to "Teiler": r.
"teilen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Teiler" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teilen" and "Teiler" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "teilen" vs "Teiler" - 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 "teilen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Teiler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,484,500 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teilen" and "Teiler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teiler vs Tellern". 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 #1,484,500 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.