Which to use
“teilweise” is an adverb and “teilweisen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #896
- “teilweise” frequency rank
- #34,396
- “teilweisen” frequency rank
- 35292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teilweise | teilweisen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Teilen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs teilweise |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set teilweise and teilweisen apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teilweise is [ˈtaɪ̯lvaɪ̯zə] while teilweisen is [ˈtaɪ̯lvaɪ̯zn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “teilweise” sits inside “teilweisen”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teilweise is recorded at frequency rank #896, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lvaɪ̯zə]. teilweisen is at rank #34,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯lvaɪ̯zn̩].
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 35292, this pair ranks #1,643,437 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teilweise vs teilweisen
Shared letters: eilstw. Private to "teilweise": -. Private to "teilweisen": n.
"teilweise" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVVCV · "teilweisen" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- teilweise ← etilweise · teilewise · teillweise · teilweies · teilweisse · teilwesie · teilwiese · teilwweise
- teilweisen ← etilweisen · teilewisen · teillweisen · teilweiesn · teilweisenn · teilweisne · teilweissen · teilwesien
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering teilweise vs teilweisen
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “teilweise”; for an adjective, it's “teilweisen”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “teilweise” entry
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