teurevsturaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: teure is a adjective, tura is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“teure” is an adjective and “tura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,118
“teure” frequency rank
#44,297
“tura” frequency rank
51415
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature teure tura
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs teuer Genitiv Singular des Substantivs tur

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set teure and tura apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
teure
4 ch
tura

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: teure is anadjective and turaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51415, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

teure is recorded at frequency rank #7,118, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɔɪ̯ʁə]. tura is at rank #44,297, 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 51415, this pair ranks #1,136,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of teure vs tura

Shared letters: rtu. Private to "teure": e. Private to "tura": a.

"teure" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "tura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • teure ← eture · tteure · tuere
  • tura ← ttura · tuar · turra · utra

Frequency comparison

teure#7,118
tura#44,297

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "teure" and "tura" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "teure" is an adjective and "tura" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "teure" or "tura"?
"teure" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,118 in our German list, against #44,297 for "tura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering teure vs tura

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “teure”; for a noun, it's “tura”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “teure” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list