Teich
[taɪ̯ç]
The verdict
“Teich” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,816. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,816
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner See; kleines stehendes Gewässer
Corpus desk
Index DE-teich · Teich · German
Teich · rank #9,816 · 7 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,816
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Sünden
Nearest frequency peer: Sünden (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Teich”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Syrer
Syrer
90,189 corpus weight
- Südwesten
Südwesten
90,187 corpus weight
- Sünden
Sünden
90,186 corpus weight
- Teich
Teich
90,185 corpus weight
- Th
Th
90,184 corpus weight
- they
they
90,183 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Teich” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Teich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [taɪ̯ç] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,816 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Teich” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Teich (IPA [taɪ̯ç]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,816 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "kleiner See; kleines stehendes Gewässer".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Teich, with forms such as "etich", "tecih", and "teicch". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Tic", "Teil", "Tuch", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
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 Teich, spelled T-E-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1kleiner See; kleines stehendes Gewässer
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Teich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben in unserem Teich dieses Jahr wieder zwei Frösche.
„Die Chauffeure fuhren die schweren, olivgrünen Wagen um den Teich herum und parkten sie ausgerichtet nebeneinander.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- etich
- tecih
- teicch
- teichh
- teihc
- tiech
- tteich
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Teich - 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.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Teich", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Teich". Here's where to go from here.
- "Teich" maps to 15 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Tic". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,816 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.