Which to use
“teint” and “Text” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,298
- “teint” frequency rank
- #914
- “Text” frequency rank
- 32212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teint | Text |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesichtsfarbe, Teint | mündliche oder schriftliche Folge von Sätzen, die miteinander syntaktisch und semantisch verbunden sind (Kohärenz, Kohäsion), eine abgeschlossene Einheit bilden (Kompletion) und eine bestimmte kommunikative Funktion (Textfunktion) erfüllen |
Where the eye mixes teint and Text
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses teint with Text
A purely visual mix-up. teint ([tɛ̃]) and Text ([tɛkst]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teint is recorded at frequency rank #31,298, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɛ̃]. Text is at rank #914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɛkst].
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 32212, this pair ranks #1,712,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teint vs Text
Shared letters: et. Private to "teint": in. Private to "Text": x.
"teint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Text" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teint" and "Text" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "teint" or "Text" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "teint" and "Text" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Text" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,712,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teint" and "Text" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teint 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 #1,712,357 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.