Which to use
“teuer” is an adjective and “tue” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,267
- “teuer” frequency rank
- #4,659
- “tue” frequency rank
- 6926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teuer | tue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen hohen Preis oder hohe Kosten aufweisend oder verursachend | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tun |
Where the eye mixes teuer and tue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: teuer vs tue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teuer is [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ] while tue is [ˈtuːə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6926, 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]. tue is at rank #4,659, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtuːə].
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 6926, this pair ranks #1,990,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teuer vs tue
Shared letters: etu. Private to "teuer": r. Private to "tue": -.
"teuer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "tue" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- teuer ← etuer · teeur · teuerr · tteuer · tueer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teuer" and "tue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "teuer" vs "tue" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "teuer" and "tue" 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 "tue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teuer" and "tue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tine vs tue". 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 #1,990,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.