Which to use
“Urteile” and “Urteilen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,476
- “Urteile” frequency rank
- #8,472
- “Urteilen” frequency rank
- 17948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Urteile | Urteilen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Urteil | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Urteil |
Where the eye mixes Urteile and Urteilen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Urteile runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against Urteilen's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Urteile vs Urteilen
A purely visual mix-up. Urteile ([ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Urteile” sits inside “Urteilen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Urteile is recorded at frequency rank #9,476, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lə]. 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 17948, this pair ranks #1,922,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Urteile vs Urteilen
Shared letters: eilrtu. Private to "Urteile": -. Private to "Urteilen": n.
"Urteile" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "Urteilen" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Urteile" and "Urteilen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Urteile" vs "Urteilen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Urteile" 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 #1,922,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Urteile" and "Urteilen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Urteile vs urteilte". 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 #1,922,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.