# ter vs tun

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### ter
*verb · IPA [ˈte(ʁ)] · frequency rank #12,183*
haben, besitzen

### tun
*verb · IPA [tuːn] · frequency rank #245*
eine Handlung ausführen

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