Which to use
“teils” is an adverb and “trips” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,945
- “teils” frequency rank
- #34,406
- “trips” frequency rank
- 36351
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teils | trips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht alles zusammen betreffend, sondern nur einen Teil | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trip |
Letter map: teils vs trips
Shared letters muted; letters that set teils and trips apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - teils and trips
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teils is anadverb and tripsaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36351, 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]. trips is at rank #34,406, 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 36351, this pair ranks #1,617,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teils vs trips
Shared letters: ist. Private to "teils": el. Private to "trips": pr.
"teils" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "trips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "teils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,617,777 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teils" and "trips" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs trips". 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 #1,617,777 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.