Which to use
“scratch” is a verb and “tore” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,485
- “scratch” frequency rank
- #2,414
- “tore” frequency rank
- 45899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | scratch | tore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kratzen | Vulva |
Letter map: scratch vs tore
Shared letters muted; letters that set scratch and tore apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for scratch / tore
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: scratch is averb and toreanoun. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
scratch is recorded at frequency rank #43,485, 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 45899, this pair ranks #1,337,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of scratch vs tore
Shared letters: rt. Private to "scratch": achs. Private to "tore": eo.
"scratch" · 7 letters · shape CCCVCCC · "tore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "scratch" for "tore" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "scratch" or "tore" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "scratch" vs "tore" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "scratch" 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 #1,337,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "scratch" and "tore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs scratch". 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 #1,337,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.