Teig

[taɪ̯k]

/[taɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Teig” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,804. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,804
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus mehreren Zutaten bestehende (häufig dickflüssige) formbare Masse, die meist als Grundstoff für Gebäck dient

Corpus desk

Index DE-teig · Teig · German

Teig · rank #12,804 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,804
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH taugt

Nearest frequency peer: taugt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Teig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Teig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Teig vs TG
25% similar
Teig vs ti
25% similar
Teig vs ten
25% similar

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

Key facts for Teig
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taɪ̯k]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,804
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Teig“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Teigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „taugt“ (#12,803), „teilhabe“ (#12,805), „Therapeuten“ (#12,806). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Teig“ bei #12,804. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Teig (IPA [taɪ̯k]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,804 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus mehreren Zutaten bestehende (häufig dickflüssige) formbare Masse, die meist als Grundstoff für Gebäck dient".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Teig, with forms such as "etig", "tegi", and "teigg". 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, "TG", "ti", "ten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Teig, spelled T-E-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus mehreren Zutaten bestehende (häufig dickflüssige) formbare Masse, die meist als Grundstoff für Gebäck dient

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Teig muss stets gerührt werden.
  2. „Ich zog das Brötchen aus der Rocktasche, sie nahm es lächelnd, brach es schnell auf, und ich sah ihren weißen, kräftigen Daumen tief in den weichen Teig hineinsinken, wie in ein Kissen hinein.“

This word in other languages

dough(English)masa(Español)pâte(Français)massa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etig
  • tegi
  • teigg
  • tieg
  • tteig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Teig - 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.

etig2tegi2teigg1tieg2tteig1
Edit distance from "Teig"

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 "Teig"?
"Teig" is spelled T-E-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [taɪ̯k].
What does "Teig" mean?
As a noun, "Teig" means: aus mehreren Zutaten bestehende (häufig dickflüssige) formbare Masse, die meist als Grundstoff für Gebäck dient
What words are commonly confused with "Teig"?
"Teig" is commonly confused with "TG", "ti", "ten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Teig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Teig" is [taɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Teig" come from?
"Teig" 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 "Teig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Till#12,807kühn#12,751help#12,732gate#12,712

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Nutten5 variantsGummi5 variantsergo5 variantsGala5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list