Which to use
“teilte” and “teilten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,542
- “teilte” frequency rank
- #15,226
- “teilten” frequency rank
- 20768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teilte | teilten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs teilen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs teilen |
Where the eye mixes teilte and teilten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between teilte and teilten
A purely visual mix-up. teilte ([ˈtaɪ̯ltə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “teilte” sits inside “teilten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teilte is recorded at frequency rank #5,542, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯ltə]. 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 20768, this pair ranks #1,893,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teilte vs teilten
Shared letters: eilt. Private to "teilte": -. Private to "teilten": n.
"teilte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "teilten" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teilte" and "teilten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "teilte" or "teilten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "teilte" and "teilten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teilte" 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 #1,893,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teilte" 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 #1,893,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.