Teil

\taɪl\

/\taɪl\/ noun

The verdict

“Teil” is uncommon French (frequency #58,293 among 3,703 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,293
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Part, partie (élément abstrait d'un ensemble).

Corpus desk

Index FR-teil · Teil · French

Teil · rank #58,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,293
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH taxable

Nearest frequency peer: taxable (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Teil »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Teil » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Teil
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeil
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\taɪl\
Letters4
Frequency rank#58,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Teil » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Teiltombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « taxable » (#58,292), « tanneurs » (#58,291), « thanh » (#58,295). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Teil » est au #58,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Teil is uncommon French at frequency #58,293 among 3,703 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \taɪl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Part, partie (élément abstrait d'un ensemble).".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Teil, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

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 French form is Teil, spelled T-E-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Part, partie (élément abstrait d'un ensemble).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der rechte Teil des Bildes ist dunkel.
  2. Ich bahne mir einen Weg in den hinteren Teil meines Gewächshauses. Hier befindet sich mein persönlicher kleiner Orchideengarten. Die Pflanzen türmen sich auf Regalen, hängen in Töpfen von der Decke. Sie blühen verschwenderisch.

Synonyms

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Teil"?
"Teil" is spelled T-E-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is \taɪl\.
What does "Teil" mean?
As a noun, "Teil" means: Part, partie (élément abstrait d'un ensemble).
How do you pronounce "Teil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Teil" is \taɪl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Teil" come from?
"Teil" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list