teuer
\ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ\
The verdict
“teuer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cher, coûteux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-teuer · teuer · French
teuer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | teuer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « teuer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
teuer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈtɔɪ̯ɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cher, coûteux.".
No misspelling variants are generated for teuer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 teuer, spelled T-E-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Cher, coûteux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how teuer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir fliegen nach New York, weil das Schiff zu langsam und zu teuer ist.
Das ist vielen zu teuer.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.