Which to use
“Tellern” is a noun and “toller” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,271
- “Tellern” frequency rank
- #4,234
- “toller” frequency rank
- 48505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tellern | toller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teller | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs toll |
Where the eye mixes Tellern and toller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Tellern runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against toller's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Tellern vs toller
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tellern is [ˈtɛlɐn] while toller is [ˈtɔlɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tellern is recorded at frequency rank #44,271, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛlɐn]. toller is at rank #4,234, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔlɐ].
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 48505, this pair ranks #1,246,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tellern vs toller
Shared letters: elrt. Private to "Tellern": n. Private to "toller": o.
"Tellern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "toller" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tellern" for "toller" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Tellern" vs "toller" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tellern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "toller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,246,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tellern" and "toller" 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 #1,246,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.