teuer

[ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“teuer” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,267
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen hohen Preis oder hohe Kosten aufweisend oder verursachend

Corpus desk

Index DE-teuer · teuer · German

teuer · rank #2,267 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,267
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Süden

Nearest frequency peer: Süden (-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 „teuer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „teuer“ 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).

teuer vs Tür
20% similar
teuer vs tue
60% similar
teuer vs Tour
40% similar

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

Key facts for teuer
PropertyValue
Headwordteuer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#2,267
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „teuer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.teuerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Süden“ (#2,266), „Software“ (#2,265), „unmittelbar“ (#2,269). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „teuer“ bei #2,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around teuer (IPA [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,267 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for teuer, with forms such as "etuer", "teeur", and "teuerr". 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", "tue", "Tour", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 teuer, spelled T-E-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen hohen Preis oder hohe Kosten aufweisend oder verursachend
  2. 2
    geliebt, von persönlichem Wert

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er hat ihr einen sehr teuren Ring geschenkt.
  2. Eines sage ich dir jetzt schon: Das wird dich teuer zu stehen kommen.

Synonyms

kostspieligpreisintensivhochpreisiggeliebt

Antonyms

billigkostengünstigpreisgünstigpreiswert

This word in other languages

expensive(English)caro(Español)onéreux(Français)caro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etuer
  • teeur
  • teuerr
  • tteuer
  • tueer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

etuer2teeur2teuerr1tteuer1tueer2
Edit distance from "teuer"

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 "teuer"?
"teuer" is spelled T-E-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ].
What does "teuer" mean?
As an adjective, "teuer" means: einen hohen Preis oder hohe Kosten aufweisend oder verursachend
What words are commonly confused with "teuer"?
"teuer" is commonly confused with "Tür", "tue", "Tour". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "teuer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "teuer" is [ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "teuer" come from?
"teuer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Süden#2,266wahre#2,274weist#2,275Ärzte#2,279

Similar misspelling depth

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

wolf5 variantsjene5 variantsZeug5 variantsDame5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list