Which to use
“teuer” is an adjective and “Tuner” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,267
- “teuer” frequency rank
- #44,296
- “Tuner” frequency rank
- 46563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teuer | Tuner |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen hohen Preis oder hohe Kosten aufweisend oder verursachend | Gerät, um Radiosendungen zu empfangen, als Bestandteil einer Stereoanlage. Der Verstärker ist in einem Tuner nicht inbegriffen – einen Verstärker mit integriertem Tuner nennt man Receiver. |
Where the eye mixes teuer and Tuner
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. teuer (CVVVC) and Tuner (CVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses teuer with Tuner
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: teuer is [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ] while Tuner is [ˈtjuːnɐ]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46563, 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]. Tuner is at rank #44,296, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtjuːnɐ].
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 46563, this pair ranks #1,314,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teuer vs Tuner
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "teuer": -. Private to "Tuner": n.
"teuer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Tuner" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teuer" for "Tuner" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "teuer" or "Tuner" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "teuer" and "Tuner" 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 "Tuner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,314,771 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teuer" and "Tuner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tine 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 #1,314,771 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.