Which to use
“Urteil” and “Urteilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,679
- “Urteil” frequency rank
- #8,472
- “Urteilen” frequency rank
- 10151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Urteil | Urteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | richterliche Entscheidung eines Gerichtes zur abschließenden Klärung eines Rechtsstreites | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Urteil |
Where the eye mixes Urteil and Urteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Urteil runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against Urteilen's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Urteil vs Urteilen
A purely visual mix-up. Urteil ([ˈuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯l]) and Urteilen ([ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lən]) 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) - “Urteil” sits inside “Urteilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Urteil is recorded at frequency rank #1,679, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈuːɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯l]. Urteilen is at rank #8,472, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lən].
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 10151, this pair ranks #1,976,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Urteil vs Urteilen
Shared letters: eilrtu. Private to "Urteil": -. Private to "Urteilen": n.
"Urteil" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "Urteilen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Urteil" for "Urteilen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Urteil" or "Urteilen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Urteil" and "Urteilen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Urteil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Urteilen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Urteil" and "Urteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "until vs Urteil". 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 #1,976,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.