Which to use
“teilt” is a verb and “til” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,923
- “teilt” frequency rank
- #14,951
- “til” frequency rank
- 18874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teilt | til |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs teilen | überdeckender Flechtenbewuchs auf einem Stein oder Felsen |
Where the eye mixes teilt and til
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses teilt with til
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teilt is [taɪ̯lt] while til is [tiːl]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18874, 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]. til is at rank #14,951, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tiːl].
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 18874, this pair ranks #1,914,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teilt vs til
Shared letters: ilt. Private to "teilt": e. Private to "til": -.
"teilt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "til" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- teilt ← etilt · teillt · teiltt · teitl · telit · tielt · tteilt
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "teilt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "til" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teilt" and "til" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "til vs tine". 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 #1,914,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.