Which to use
“teils” is an adverb and “temps” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,945
- “teils” frequency rank
- #37,813
- “temps” frequency rank
- 39758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teils | temps |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht alles zusammen betreffend, sondern nur einen Teil | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs temp |
Letter map: teils vs temps
Shared letters muted; letters that set teils and temps apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - teils and temps
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teils is anadverb and tempsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39758, 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]. temps is at rank #37,813, tagged as averb, 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 39758, this pair ranks #1,527,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teils vs temps
Shared letters: est. Private to "teils": il. Private to "temps": mp.
"teils" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "temps" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teils" for "temps" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "teils" or "temps" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "teils" and "temps".
- Full dictionary entry for "teils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "temps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,527,761 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teils" and "temps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs temps". 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 #1,527,761 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.