TextervsTexturTell them apart

Which to use

“Texter” and “Textur” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#36,060
“Texter” frequency rank
#34,935
“Textur” frequency rank
70995
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Texter Textur
Definition Person, die (meist beruflich) Werbe- oder Liedtexte verfasst aus Frankreich stammende gebrochene Schrift

Where the eye mixes Texter and Textur

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Texter
6 ch
Textur

Visual trap between Texter and Textur

A purely visual mix-up. Texter ([ˈtɛkstɐ]) and Textur ([tɛksˈtuːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - e in “Texter” becomes u in “Textur”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70995, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Texter is recorded at frequency rank #36,060, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtɛkstɐ]. Textur is at rank #34,935, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tɛksˈtuːɐ̯].

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 70995, this pair ranks #429,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Texter vs Textur

Shared letters: ertx. Private to "Texter": -. Private to "Textur": u.

"Texter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Textur" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Texteretxter · tetxer · texetr · texterr · textre · textter · texxter · ttexter
  • Texturetxtur · tetxur · textru · texttur · texturr · texutr · texxtur · ttextur

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Texter" and "Textur" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtɛkstɐ] versus [tɛksˈtuːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Texter" vs "Textur" - which ranks higher?
"Textur" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,935 in our German list, against #36,060 for "Texter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Texter" and "Textur" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Texter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Textur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #429,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Texter" and "Textur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Textur vs Texturen". 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 #429,712 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list