Which to use
“Teufel” and “Teufels” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,341
- “Teufel” frequency rank
- #16,847
- “Teufels” frequency rank
- 20188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Teufel | Teufels |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | böses Geisterwesen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Teufel |
Where the eye mixes Teufel and Teufels
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Teufel runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against Teufels's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Teufel vs Teufels
A purely visual mix-up. Teufel ([ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]) and Teufels ([ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩s]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Teufel” sits inside “Teufels”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Teufel is recorded at frequency rank #3,341, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩]. Teufels is at rank #16,847, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩s].
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 20188, this pair ranks #1,900,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Teufel vs Teufels
Shared letters: efltu. Private to "Teufel": -. Private to "Teufels": s.
"Teufel" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Teufels" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Teufel" and "Teufels" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Teufel" or "Teufels" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Teufel" and "Teufels" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Teufel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Teufels" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,900,355 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Teufel" and "Teufels" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Teufel vs Trüffel". 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 #1,900,355 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.