Which to use
“Terror” is a noun and “teurer” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,566
- “Terror” frequency rank
- #4,658
- “teurer” frequency rank
- 9224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Terror | teurer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gewalttaten einer bestimmten Gruppe von Menschen, zum Beispiel Bombenanschläge oder Morde, um bestimmte Ziele durchzusetzen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs teuer |
Where the eye mixes Terror and teurer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Terror with teurer
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Terror is [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯] while teurer is [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁɐ]. 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 9224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Terror is recorded at frequency rank #4,566, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯]. teurer is at rank #4,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁɐ].
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 9224, this pair ranks #1,980,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Terror vs teurer
Shared letters: ert. Private to "Terror": o. Private to "teurer": u.
"Terror" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "teurer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Terror" for "teurer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Terror" or "teurer"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Terror" and "teurer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Terror" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teurer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Terror" and "teurer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teurer vs Tuner". 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 #1,980,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.