Which to use
“Thor” and “Tor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,710
- “Thor” frequency rank
- #1,373
- “Tor” frequency rank
- 15083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Thor | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | skandinavische Form des Namens Donar (= ein germanischer Gott) | großer Zugang, großer Durchgang; bewegliches Bauteil, mit dem dieser Zugang geöffnet und geschlossen werden kann; Bauwerk, das einen Durchgang umschließt, meist als Bestandteil eines Eigennamens |
Same sound, different letters: Thor vs Tor
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Homophone desk: Thor vs Tor
This is the hard kind. Thor and Tor are pronounced identically ([toːɐ̯]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Thor is recorded at frequency rank #13,710, classified as anoun, pronounced [toːɐ̯]. Tor is at rank #1,373, tagged as anoun, pronounced [toːɐ̯].
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 15083, this pair ranks #1,946,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Thor vs Tor
Shared letters: ort. Private to "Thor": h. Private to "Tor": -.
"Thor" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "Tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Thor ← htor · thhor · thorr · thro · tohr · tthor
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Thor" and "Tor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Thor" or "Tor"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Thor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,528 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Thor" and "Tor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Thor vs thy". 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 #1,946,528 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.