Which to use
“teilst” and “teilte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,322
- “teilst” frequency rank
- #5,542
- “teilte” frequency rank
- 35864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teilst | teilte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs teilen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs teilen |
Where the eye mixes teilst and teilte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses teilst with teilte
A purely visual mix-up. teilst ([taɪ̯lst]) and teilte ([ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teilst is recorded at frequency rank #30,322, classified as averb, pronounced [taɪ̯lst]. teilte is at rank #5,542, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯ltə].
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 35864, this pair ranks #1,629,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teilst vs teilte
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "teilst": s. Private to "teilte": -.
"teilst" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "teilte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teilst" and "teilte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "teilst" or "teilte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "teilst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teilte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,629,681 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teilst" and "teilte" 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 #1,629,681 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.