Which to use
“teint” and “Tinte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,298
- “teint” frequency rank
- #16,016
- “Tinte” frequency rank
- 47314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teint | Tinte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesichtsfarbe, Teint | eine Flüssigkeit zum Schreiben, Zeichnen, Malen und Kalligraphieren |
Where the eye mixes teint and Tinte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses teint with Tinte
A purely visual mix-up. teint ([tɛ̃]) and Tinte ([ˈtɪntə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47314, 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]. Tinte is at rank #16,016, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɪntə].
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 47314, this pair ranks #1,288,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teint vs Tinte
Shared letters: eint. Private to "teint": -. Private to "Tinte": -.
"teint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Tinte" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teint" and "Tinte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "teint" or "Tinte" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "teint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tinte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,288,685 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teint" and "Tinte" 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 #1,288,685 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.