Which to use
“thing” is a noun and “tuning” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,088
- “thing” frequency rank
- #34,408
- “tuning” frequency rank
- 52496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thing | tuning |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein materielles Objekt, ohne Bewusstsein | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs tune |
Letter map: thing vs tuning
Shared letters muted; letters that set thing and tuning apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for thing / tuning
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: thing is anoun and tuningaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thing is recorded at frequency rank #18,088, classified as anoun, pronounced [θɪŋ]. tuning is at rank #34,408, tagged as averb, 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 52496, this pair ranks #1,094,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of thing vs tuning
Shared letters: gint. Private to "thing": h. Private to "tuning": u.
"thing" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "tuning" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "thing" and "tuning" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "thing" vs "tuning" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "thing" vs "tuning" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "thing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tuning" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,094,484 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thing" and "tuning" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tuning". 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 #1,094,484 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.