Which to use
“Urteile” and “Urteils” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,476
- “Urteile” frequency rank
- #20,445
- “Urteils” frequency rank
- 29921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Urteile | Urteils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Urteil | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Urteil |
Where the eye mixes Urteile and Urteils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Urteile (VCCVVCV) and Urteils (VCCVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Urteile and Urteils
A purely visual mix-up. Urteile ([ˈʊʁtaɪ̯lə]) and Urteils ([ˈʊʁtaɪ̯ls]) 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 - e in “Urteile” becomes s in “Urteils”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29921, 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]. Urteils is at rank #20,445, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʊʁtaɪ̯ls].
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 29921, this pair ranks #1,757,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Urteile vs Urteils
Shared letters: eilrtu. Private to "Urteile": -. Private to "Urteils": s.
"Urteile" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "Urteils" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Urteile" and "Urteils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Urteile" or "Urteils"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Urteile" and "Urteils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Urteile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Urteils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,757,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Urteile" and "Urteils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Urteils 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 #1,757,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.