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“Teal” or “Teil”

teal / teil are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

teal t·IY·l

  • nounany of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America.

teil

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“teal”

  • Chilean teal, Anas flavirostris flavirostris (Vieillot, 1816)
  • also represented Victoria in the Teal Cup that year.
  • Byron Bach, Carl Gorodetzky, Christian Teal, Gary Vanosdale, George Binkley, Lennie
  • Teal Bunbury
  • Sharp-winged teal, Anas flavirostris oxyptera (Meyen, 1834)
  • represented Western Australia in the Teal Cup and was selected in
  • She is medium height with teal messy hair, a suit consisting
  • The Adventures of Abney & Teal – children's
  • as heavy as the modern teal.
  • of the very different-looking green-winged teal.

“teil”

  • Buch 2, Chaetognathen und Hemichordaten, Teil 2: Hemichordata, bearbeitet von Dr.
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 6, Teil 2: Stomatopoda, bearbeitet von Heinrich
  • Buch 2, Chaetognathen und Hemichordaten, Teil 1: Chaetognatha, bearbeitet von Dr.
  • Heinrich / Symphoniae Sacrae I, Teil 2 SWV 267–276 / 10
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 2, Teil 2: Ostracoda.
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 3, Teil 3: Cirripedia, bearbeitet von Paul
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 4, Teil 2: Syncarida, bearbeitet von R.
  • 1, Crustacea, Buch 3, Teil 4: Ascothoracida, bearbeitet von Paul
  • 3, Annelides, Buch 4: Hirudineen, Teil 1–2, bearbeitet von Dr. K.
  • 3: Bivalvia, Teil 1–2, bearbeitet von Dr. F.

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