teaching

[ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ]

/[ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“teaching” is uncommon German (frequency #60,136 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,136
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs teach

Corpus desk

Index DE-teaching · teaching · German

teaching · rank #60,136 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,136
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tatorte

Nearest frequency peer: Tatorte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „teaching“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „teaching“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for teaching
PropertyValue
Headwordteaching
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#60,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „teaching“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).teachingfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tatorte“ (#60,135), „tarn“ (#60,134), „teilzuhaben“ (#60,138). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „teaching“ bei #60,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

teaching is uncommon German at frequency #60,136 among 2,684 “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

  1. 1
    Partizip 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "teaching"?
"teaching" is spelled T-E-A-C-H-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ].
What does "teaching" mean?
As a verb, "teaching" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs teach
How do you pronounce "teaching"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teaching" is [ˈtiːt͡ʃɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teaching" come from?
"teaching" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "teaching", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tangente#60,132Teuerung#60,141tiefstes#60,149Stoppuhr#60,113

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list