Which to use
“teilt” and “teilten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,923
- “teilt” frequency rank
- #15,226
- “teilten” frequency rank
- 19149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teilt | teilten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs teilen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs teilen |
Where the eye mixes teilt and teilten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses teilt with teilten
A purely visual mix-up. teilt ([taɪ̯lt]) and teilten ([ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “teilt” sits inside “teilten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teilt is recorded at frequency rank #3,923, classified as averb, pronounced [taɪ̯lt]. teilten is at rank #15,226, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯ltn̩].
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 19149, this pair ranks #1,911,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teilt vs teilten
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "teilt": -. Private to "teilten": n.
"teilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "teilten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teilt" for "teilten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "teilt" or "teilten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "teilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teilten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teilt" and "teilten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teichen vs teilten". 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 #1,911,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.