Which to use
“teurer” and “teureren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,658
- “teurer” frequency rank
- #39,664
- “teureren” frequency rank
- 44322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teurer | teureren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs teuer | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs teuer |
Where the eye mixes teurer and teureren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. teurer runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against teureren's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: teurer vs teureren
A purely visual mix-up. teurer ([ˈtɔɪ̯ʁɐ]) and teureren ([ˈtɔɪ̯ʁəʁən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “teurer” sits inside “teureren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teurer is recorded at frequency rank #4,658, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁɐ]. teureren is at rank #39,664, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁəʁən].
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 44322, this pair ranks #1,389,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teurer vs teureren
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "teurer": -. Private to "teureren": n.
"teurer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "teureren" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teurer" for "teureren" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "teurer" or "teureren" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "teurer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teureren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,389,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teurer" and "teureren" 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 #1,389,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.