Which to use
“teilhabe” is a verb and “Teilhaber” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,805
- “teilhabe” frequency rank
- #34,933
- “Teilhaber” frequency rank
- 47738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teilhabe | Teilhaber |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs teilhaben | Person, die einen Anteil an einer geschäftlichen Unternehmung besitzt |
Where the eye mixes teilhabe and Teilhaber
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. teilhabe runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against Teilhaber's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses teilhabe with Teilhaber
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teilhabe is [ˈtaɪ̯lˌhaːbə] while Teilhaber is [ˈtaɪ̯lˌhaːbɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “teilhabe” sits inside “Teilhaber”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teilhabe is recorded at frequency rank #12,805, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lˌhaːbə]. Teilhaber is at rank #34,933, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lˌhaːbɐ].
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 47738, this pair ranks #1,273,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teilhabe vs Teilhaber
Shared letters: abehilt. Private to "teilhabe": -. Private to "Teilhaber": r.
"teilhabe" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "Teilhaber" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teilhabe" and "Teilhaber" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "teilhabe" vs "Teilhaber" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "teilhabe" and "Teilhaber" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teilhabe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Teilhaber" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,273,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teilhabe" and "Teilhaber" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teilhaben vs Teilhaber". 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 #1,273,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.