Which to use
“until” is a conjunction and “Urteil” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,363
- “until” frequency rank
- #1,679
- “Urteil” frequency rank
- 35042
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | until | Urteil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bis (dass) | richterliche Entscheidung eines Gerichtes zur abschließenden Klärung eines Rechtsstreites |
Where the eye mixes until and Urteil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses until with Urteil
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: until is [ʌnˈtɪl] while Urteil is [ˈuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯l]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35042, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
until is recorded at frequency rank #33,363, classified as aconj, pronounced [ʌnˈtɪl]. Urteil is at rank #1,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯l].
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 35042, this pair ranks #1,649,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of until vs Urteil
Shared letters: iltu. Private to "until": n. Private to "Urteil": er.
"until" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Urteil" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "until" and "Urteil" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "until" vs "Urteil" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "until" and "Urteil" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "until" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Urteil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,649,426 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "until" and "Urteil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unt vs until". 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 #1,649,426 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.