Which to use
“teuer” and “teurere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,267
- “teuer” frequency rank
- #42,177
- “teurere” frequency rank
- 44444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teuer | teurere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen hohen Preis oder hohe Kosten aufweisend oder verursachend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs teuer |
Where the eye mixes teuer and teurere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. teuer runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against teurere's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between teuer and teurere
A purely visual mix-up. teuer ([ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ]) and teurere ([ˈtɔɪ̯ʁəʁə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teuer is recorded at frequency rank #2,267, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ]. teurere is at rank #42,177, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁəʁə].
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 44444, this pair ranks #1,386,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teuer vs teurere
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "teuer": -. Private to "teurere": -.
"teuer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "teurere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teuer" for "teurere" ever safe?
Frequency check: "teuer" vs "teurere" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "teuer" and "teurere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teuer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teurere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,386,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teuer" and "teurere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teurere vs teureren". 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 #1,386,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.