Which to use
“Teller” and “Tellern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,013
- “Teller” frequency rank
- #44,271
- “Tellern” frequency rank
- 50284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teller | Tellern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | runder, meist flacher Teil des Essgeschirrs, auf dem die Speisen vor dem Verzehr angerichtet werden | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teller |
Where the eye mixes Teller and Tellern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Teller runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Tellern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Teller vs Tellern
A purely visual mix-up. Teller ([ˈtɛlɐ]) and Tellern ([ˈtɛlɐn]) 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) - “Teller” sits inside “Tellern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Teller is recorded at frequency rank #6,013, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛlɐ]. Tellern is at rank #44,271, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛlɐn].
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 50284, this pair ranks #1,179,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Teller vs Tellern
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "Teller": -. Private to "Tellern": n.
"Teller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Tellern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Teller" and "Tellern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Teller" or "Tellern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Teller" and "Tellern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Teller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tellern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,179,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teller" and "Tellern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teiler vs Tellern". 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 #1,179,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.