Which to use
“teilen” is a verb and “Tellern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,023
- “teilen” frequency rank
- #44,271
- “Tellern” frequency rank
- 45294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teilen | Tellern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Ganzes in Bestandteile zerlegen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teller |
Where the eye mixes teilen and Tellern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. teilen runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Tellern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between teilen and Tellern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teilen is [ˈtaɪ̯lən] while Tellern is [ˈtɛlɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45294, 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]. Tellern is at rank #44,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛlɐn].
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 45294, this pair ranks #1,357,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teilen vs Tellern
Shared letters: elnt. Private to "teilen": i. Private to "Tellern": r.
"teilen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Tellern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teilen" and "Tellern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "teilen" or "Tellern" show up more?
What to do next
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 "Tellern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,357,931 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teilen" and "Tellern" 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 #1,357,931 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.