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

#40,244
“Teiler” frequency rank
#31,301
“timer” frequency rank
71545
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Teiler timer
Definition eine ganze Zahl, durch die sich eine andere ganze Zahl ohne Rest dividieren lässt Gerät, das elektrische Geräte zu einstellbaren Zeiten ein- und ausschaltet

Letter map: Teiler vs timer

Shared letters muted; letters that set Teiler and timer apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Teiler
5 ch
timer

Corpus notes: Teiler and timer

Teiler and timer are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Teiler is recorded at frequency rank #40,244, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lɐ]. timer is at rank #31,301, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 71545, this pair ranks #413,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Teiler vs timer

Shared letters: eirt. Private to "Teiler": l. Private to "timer": m.

"Teiler" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "timer" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Teileretiler · teielr · teilerr · teiller · teilre · telier · tieler · tteiler
  • timeritmer · tiemr · timerr · timmer · timre · tmier · ttimer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Teiler" for "timer" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
In ordinary German text, does "Teiler" or "timer" show up more?
"timer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,301 in our German list, against #40,244 for "Teiler". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "Teiler" vs "timer" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Teiler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "timer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #413,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Teiler" and "timer" 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 #413,720 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