Which to use
“always” is an adverb and “tore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,797
- “always” frequency rank
- #2,414
- “tore” frequency rank
- 21211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | always | tore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | immer | Vulva |
Letter map: always vs tore
Shared letters muted; letters that set always and tore apart highlighted. No shared letter run.
Role in the sentence - always and tore
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: always is anadverb and toreanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
always is recorded at frequency rank #18,797, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. tore is at rank #2,414, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21211, this pair ranks #1,888,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of always vs tore
Shared letters: none. Private to "always": alswy. Private to "tore": eort.
"always" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "tore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "always" and "tore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "always" or "tore"?
Useful next steps
Pair "always" vs "tore" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "always" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,888,934 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "always" and "tore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "always vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,888,934 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.