TeppichevsTeppichenWhich spelling fits?

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“Teppiche” and “Teppichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,534
“Teppiche” frequency rank
#49,296
“Teppichen” frequency rank
71830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Teppiche Teppichen
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Teppich Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teppich

Where the eye mixes Teppiche and Teppichen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
Teppiche
9 ch
Teppichen

Look-alike desk: Teppiche vs Teppichen

A purely visual mix-up. Teppiche ([ˈtɛpɪçə]) and Teppichen ([ˈtɛpɪçn̩]) 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) - “Teppiche” sits inside “Teppichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Teppiche is recorded at frequency rank #22,534, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛpɪçə]. Teppichen is at rank #49,296, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛpɪçn̩].

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 71830, this pair ranks #405,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Teppiche vs Teppichen

Shared letters: cehipt. Private to "Teppiche": -. Private to "Teppichen": n.

"Teppiche" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "Teppichen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Teppicheetppiche · tepiche · tepipche · teppcihe · teppicche · teppiceh · teppichhe · teppihce
  • Teppichenetppichen · tepichen · tepipchen · teppcihen · teppicchen · teppicehn · teppichenn · teppichhen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Teppiche" and "Teppichen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛpɪçə] versus [ˈtɛpɪçn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Teppiche" or "Teppichen"?
"Teppiche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,534 in our German list, against #49,296 for "Teppichen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Teppiche" and "Teppichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Teppiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Teppichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #405,617 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Teppiche" and "Teppichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teichen vs Teppichen". 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 #405,617 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list