Which to use
“Teller” is a noun and “tollem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,013
- “Teller” frequency rank
- #44,973
- “tollem” frequency rank
- 50986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teller | tollem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | runder, meist flacher Teil des Essgeschirrs, auf dem die Speisen vor dem Verzehr angerichtet werden | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs toll |
Where the eye mixes Teller and tollem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Teller and tollem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Teller is [ˈtɛlɐ] while tollem is [ˈtɔləm]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50986, 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]. tollem is at rank #44,973, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔləm].
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 50986, this pair ranks #1,152,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Teller vs tollem
Shared letters: elt. Private to "Teller": r. Private to "tollem": mo.
"Teller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "tollem" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Teller" and "tollem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Teller" vs "tollem" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Teller" and "tollem" 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 "tollem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,152,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teller" and "tollem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tollem vs Totem". 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 #1,152,833 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.