Which to use
“teils” is an adverb and “trails” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,945
- “teils” frequency rank
- #44,977
- “trails” frequency rank
- 46922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teils | trails |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht alles zusammen betreffend, sondern nur einen Teil | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trail |
Letter map: teils vs trails
Shared letters muted; letters that set teils and trails apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for teils / trails
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teils is anadverb and trailsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46922, 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]. trails is at rank #44,977, 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 46922, this pair ranks #1,302,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teils vs trails
Shared letters: ilst. Private to "teils": e. Private to "trails": ar.
"teils" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "trails" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teils" and "trails" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "teils" or "trails" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "teils" and "trails".
- Full dictionary entry for "teils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trails" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,302,332 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teils" and "trails" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs trails". 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 #1,302,332 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.