teaching
[ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ]
The verdict
“teaching” is uncommon German (frequency #60,136 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,136
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs teach
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | teaching |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #60,136 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “teaching” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
teaching is uncommon German at frequency #60,136 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs teach".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for teaching, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is teaching, spelled T-E-A-C-H-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs teach
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “teaching”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-E-A-C-H-I-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.