features vs tore, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“features” is a verb and “tore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,866
“features” frequency rank: #2,414
“tore” frequency rank: 14280
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	features	tore
Definition	3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs feature	Vulva

Letter map: features vs tore

Shared letters muted; letters that set features and tore apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

8 ch

features

4 ch

tore

Grammar separator: features vs tore

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: features is averb and toreanoun. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

features is recorded at frequency rank #11,866, 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 14280, this pair ranks #1,952,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of features vs tore

Shared letters: ert. Private to "features": afsu. Private to "tore": o.

"features" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "tore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

features ← efatures · faetures · featrues · feattures · featuers · featuress · featurres · featurse
tore ← otre · toer · troe · ttore

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "features" and "tore" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "features" is a verb and "tore" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "features" or "tore"?

"tore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,414 in our German list, against #11,866 for "features". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "features" vs "tore" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

Full dictionary entry for "features" 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 #1,952,318 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"features" and "tore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "features 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 #1,952,318 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.