Which to use
“teurere” and “teures” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,177
- “teurere” frequency rank
- #19,415
- “teures” frequency rank
- 61592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teurere | teures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs teuer | Nominativ Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs teuer |
Where the eye mixes teurere and teures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. teurere runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against teures's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between teurere and teures
A purely visual mix-up. teurere ([ˈtɔɪ̯ʁəʁə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teurere is recorded at frequency rank #42,177, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁəʁə]. 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 61592, this pair ranks #743,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of teurere vs teures
Shared letters: ertu. Private to "teurere": -. Private to "teures": s.
"teurere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "teures" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "teurere" and "teures" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "teurere" vs "teures" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "teurere" and "teures" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teurere" 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 #743,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teurere" and "teures" 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 #743,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.