Teer

[teːɐ̯]

/[teːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Teer” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #37,240) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#37,240
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - braunschwarze, dicke, fette, klumpige, ölig-klebrige Flüssigkeit von scharfem Geruch, die durch trockenes Erhitzen organischer Stoffe (zum Beispiel Kohle) unter Luftabschluss entsteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-teer · Teer · German

Teer · rank #37,240 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,240
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Taschentücher

Nearest frequency peer: Taschentücher (-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 „Teer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Teer“ 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).

Teer vs Tür
50% similar
Teer vs Tor
50% similar
Teer vs tue
25% similar

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

Key facts for Teer
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[teːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#37,240
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Teer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Teerliegt 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: „Taschentücher“ (#37,239), „Telefonie“ (#37,241), „Tagesthemen“ (#37,238). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Teer“ bei #37,240. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Teer is neighbouring look-alikes ("Tür", "Tor", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [teːɐ̯]. Frequency #37,240 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Gloss: "braunschwarze, dicke, fette, klumpige, ölig-klebrige Flüssigkeit von scharfem Geruch, die durch trockenes Erhitzen organischer Stoffe (zum Beispiel Kohle) unter Luftabschluss entsteht".

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Teer, with forms such as "eter", "teerr", and "tteer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tür", "Tor", "tue", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Teer, spelled T-E-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    braunschwarze, dicke, fette, klumpige, ölig-klebrige Flüssigkeit von scharfem Geruch, die durch trockenes Erhitzen organischer Stoffe (zum Beispiel Kohle) unter Luftabschluss entsteht

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Teer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Teer aus Steinkohle ist eins der wichtigsten Ausgangsprodukte für die Großindustrie.
  2. „Das Teer wird, nachdem es dicker oder dünner, dunkler oder heller ist, unter den Namen: Wagenteer, Radteer, Schiffteer, in Tonnen verkauft.“

This word in other languages

tar(English)alquitrán(Español)goudron(Français)alcatrão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eter
  • teerr
  • tteer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Teer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eter2teerr1tteer1
Edit distance from "Teer"

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 "Teer"?
"Teer" is spelled T-E-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [teːɐ̯].
What does "Teer" mean?
As a noun, "Teer" means: braunschwarze, dicke, fette, klumpige, ölig-klebrige Flüssigkeit von scharfem Geruch, die durch trockenes Erhitzen organischer Stoffe (zum Beispiel Kohle) unter Luftabschluss entsteht
What words are commonly confused with "Teer"?
"Teer" is commonly confused with "Tür", "Tor", "tue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Teer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Teer" is [teːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Teer" come from?
"Teer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Sulz#37,234UFOs#37,254Roos#37,169rent#37,160

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list