teen

[ten]

/[ten]/ noun

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The verdict

“teen” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,141) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,141
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zeh (ein Endabschnitt der Gliedmaßen der vierfüßigen Wirbeltiere, bei Primaten insbesondere Menschen nur der der hinteren Gliedmaßen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-teen · teen · German

teen · rank #8,141 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,141
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tags

Nearest frequency peer: tags (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „teen“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „teen“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

teen vs tun
50% similar
teen vs Ton
25% similar
teen vs tue
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for teen
PropertyValue
Headwordteen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ten]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,141
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „teen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).teenliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tags“ (#8,140), „Tina“ (#8,142), „traut“ (#8,143). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „teen“ bei #8,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for teen is neighbouring look-alikes ("tun", "Ton", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ten]. Frequency #8,141 among 2,684 “T” headwords. 2 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for teen, with forms such as "eten", "teenn", and "tene". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tun", "Ton", "tue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is teen, spelled T-E-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeh (ein Endabschnitt der Gliedmaßen der vierfüßigen Wirbeltiere, bei Primaten insbesondere Menschen nur der der hinteren Gliedmaßen)
  2. 2
    Zehe (Teil der Brutzwiebel, der Zwiebelknolle beim Knoblauch)

Antonyms

vinger

This word in other languages

toe(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eten
  • teenn
  • tene
  • tteen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of teen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eten2teenn1tene2tteen1
Edit distance from "teen"

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 "teen"?
"teen" is spelled T-E-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ten].
What does "teen" mean?
As a noun, "teen" means: Zeh (ein Endabschnitt der Gliedmaßen der vierfüßigen Wirbeltiere, bei Primaten insbesondere Menschen nur der der hinteren Gliedmaßen)
What words are commonly confused with "teen"?
"teen" is commonly confused with "tun", "Ton", "tue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teen" is [ten]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teen" come from?
"teen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tags#8,140Tina#8,142sank#8,128Ruth#8,127

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list