Which to use
“teams” and “Turms” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,089
- “teams” frequency rank
- #36,673
- “Turms” frequency rank
- 38762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | teams | Turms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs team | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Turm |
Where the eye mixes teams and Turms
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. teams (CVVCC) and Turms (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between teams and Turms
A purely visual mix-up. teams ([tiːmz]) and Turms ([tʊʁms]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
teams is recorded at frequency rank #2,089, classified as anoun, pronounced [tiːmz]. Turms is at rank #36,673, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʊʁms].
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 38762, this pair ranks #1,555,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of teams vs Turms
Shared letters: mst. Private to "teams": ae. Private to "Turms": ru.
"teams" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Turms" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "teams" and "Turms" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "teams" or "Turms" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "teams" and "Turms" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "teams" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Turms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,555,288 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "teams" and "Turms" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Turmes vs Turms". 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 #1,555,288 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.