# purpose vs tum

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### purpose
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #49,985*
Absicht, Ziel, Zweck, Vorsatz

### tum
*adverb · IPA […] · frequency rank #29,375*
dann, alsdann

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/purpose-vs-tum