Which to use
“teils” is an adverb and “teilst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,945
- “teils” frequency rank
- #30,322
- “teilst” frequency rank
- 32267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teils | teilst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht alles zusammen betreffend, sondern nur einen Teil | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs teilen |
Where the eye mixes teils and teilst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: teils vs teilst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teils is [taɪ̯ls] while teilst is [taɪ̯lst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “teils” sits inside “teilst”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teils is recorded at frequency rank #1,945, classified as anadv, pronounced [taɪ̯ls]. teilst is at rank #30,322, tagged as averb, pronounced [taɪ̯lst].
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 32267, this pair ranks #1,711,255 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teils vs teilst
Shared letters: eilst. Private to "teils": -. Private to "teilst": -.
"teils" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "teilst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teils" and "teilst" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "teils" vs "teilst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "teils" and "teilst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teilst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,711,255 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teils" and "teilst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teilst vs treibst". 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 #1,711,255 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.