teilsvstwinsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: teils is a adverb, twins is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“teils” is an adverb and “twins” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,945
“teils” frequency rank
#46,342
“twins” frequency rank
48287
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature teils twins
Definition nicht alles zusammen betreffend, sondern nur einen Teil Plural des Substantivs twin

Letter map: teils vs twins

Shared letters muted; letters that set teils and twins apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
teils
5 ch
twins

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teils is anadverb and twinsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48287, 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]. twins is at rank #46,342, tagged as anoun, 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 48287, this pair ranks #1,254,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of teils vs twins

Shared letters: ist. Private to "teils": el. Private to "twins": nw.

"teils" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "twins" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • teilsetils · teills · teilss · teisl · telis · tiels · tteils
  • twinstiwns · ttwins · twinns · twinss · twisn · twnis · twwins · wtins

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "teils" and "twins" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "teils" is an adverb and "twins" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "teils" or "twins"?
"teils" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,945 in our German list, against #46,342 for "twins". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "teils" and "twins". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "teils" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "twins" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,254,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "teils" and "twins" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs twins". 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list