Which to use
“teurer” and “teures” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,658
- “teurer” frequency rank
- #19,415
- “teures” frequency rank
- 24073
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teurer | teures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs teuer | Nominativ Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs teuer |
Where the eye mixes teurer and teures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: teurer vs teures
A purely visual mix-up. teurer ([ˈtɔɪ̯ʁɐ]) and teures ([ˈtɔɪ̯ʁəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “teurer” becomes s in “teures”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24073, 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]. teures is at rank #19,415, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁəs].
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 24073, this pair ranks #1,852,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teurer vs teures
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "teurer": -. Private to "teures": s.
"teurer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "teures" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "teurer" for "teures" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "teurer" or "teures" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "teurer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "teures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,852,727 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teurer" and "teures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "teures vs Turmes". 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 #1,852,727 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.