Which to use
“lego” is a verb and “tore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,085
- “lego” frequency rank
- #2,414
- “tore” frequency rank
- 13499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lego | tore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Präsens Aktiv des Verbs legare | Vulva |
Letter map: lego vs tore
Shared letters muted; letters that set lego and tore apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. lego and tore follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: lego vs tore
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: lego is averb and toreanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lego is recorded at frequency rank #11,085, 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 13499, this pair ranks #1,957,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lego vs tore
Shared letters: eo. Private to "lego": gl. Private to "tore": rt.
"lego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "tore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lego" for "tore" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lego" or "tore" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "lego" vs "tore" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "lego" 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 #1,957,603 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lego" and "tore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lego 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 #1,957,603 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.