Which to use
“teuer” is an adjective and “tuen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,267
- “teuer” frequency rank
- #32,318
- “tuen” frequency rank
- 34585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teuer | tuen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen hohen Preis oder hohe Kosten aufweisend oder verursachend | 1. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tun |
Where the eye mixes teuer and tuen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. teuer runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against tuen's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses teuer with tuen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teuer is [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ] while tuen is [ˈtuːən]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34585, 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]. tuen is at rank #32,318, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtuːən].
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 34585, this pair ranks #1,659,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teuer vs tuen
Shared letters: etu. Private to "teuer": r. Private to "tuen": n.
"teuer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "tuen" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teuer" and "tuen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "teuer" vs "tuen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "teuer" and "tuen" 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 "tuen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,659,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teuer" and "tuen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trügen vs tuen". 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 #1,659,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.