Which to use
“breaking” is a verb and “tore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,242
- “breaking” frequency rank
- #2,414
- “tore” frequency rank
- 19656
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | breaking | tore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs break | Vulva |
Letter map: breaking vs tore
Shared letters muted; letters that set breaking and tore apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: breaking vs tore
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: breaking is averb and toreanoun. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
breaking is recorded at frequency rank #17,242, classified as averb, 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 19656, this pair ranks #1,906,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of breaking vs tore
Shared letters: er. Private to "breaking": abgikn. Private to "tore": ot.
"breaking" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCVCC · "tore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "breaking" and "tore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "breaking" or "tore" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "breaking" vs "tore" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "breaking" 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 #1,906,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "breaking" and "tore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "breaking 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 #1,906,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.