teilhaben
[ˈtaɪ̯lˌhaːbn̩]
The verdict
“teilhaben” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #15,225. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,225
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - an einer Sache beteiligt sein; bei einem Ereignis teilnehmen
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 | teilhaben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtaɪ̯lˌhaːbn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #15,225 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “teilhaben” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around teilhaben (IPA [ˈtaɪ̯lˌhaːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,225 among 35,386 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "an einer Sache beteiligt sein; bei einem Ereignis teilnehmen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for teilhaben, with forms such as "etilhaben", "teihlaben", and "teilahben". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Teilhaber", "teilhabe", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is teilhaben, spelled T-E-I-L-H-A-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1an einer Sache beteiligt sein; bei einem Ereignis teilnehmen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- etilhaben
- teihlaben
- teilahben
- teilhabben
- teilhabenn
- teilhabne
- teilhaebn
- teilhbaen
- teilhhaben
- teillhaben
- telihaben
- tielhaben
- tteilhaben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of teilhaben - 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.
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Using “teilhaben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-E-I-L-H-A-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtaɪ̯lˌhaːbn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Teilhaber” - see the side-by-side comparison. teilhaben vs Teilhaber
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Same frequency band
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.