Teichen

/[ˈtaɪ̯çn̩]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#44,269

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

Teichen is aGermannoun. It means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teich Pronounced [ˈtaɪ̯çn̩]. Often confused with teilen and ticken.

Key facts for Teichen
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaɪ̯çn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,269
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Teichen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Teichen is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaɪ̯çn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,269 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teich".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Teichen, with forms such as "etichen", "tecihen", and "teicchen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "teilen", "ticken", "teilten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Teichen, spelled T-E-I-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teich

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: etichen,tecihen,teicchen,teicehn,teichenn,teichhen,teichne,teihcen,tiechen,tteichen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Teichen

Misspelling Variants of "Teichen"

etichen7tecihen7teicchen8teicehn7teichenn8teichhen8teichne7teihcen7
Misspelling Variants of "Teichen"

Frequency rank: #44,269 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Teichen"?
"Teichen" is spelled T-E-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaɪ̯çn̩].
What does "Teichen" mean?
As a noun, "Teichen" means: Dativ Plural des Substantivs Teich
What words are commonly confused with "Teichen"?
"Teichen" is commonly confused with "teilen", "ticken", "teilten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Teichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Teichen" is [ˈtaɪ̯çn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Teichen" come from?
"Teichen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.