TokenvsTürenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#31,824
“Token” frequency rank
#3,283
“Türen” frequency rank
35107
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Token Türen
Definition Gerät, das zeitlich begrenzte, sichere Schlüssel für den Zugang zu Datenverarbeitungssystemen oder auch für das Internetbanking speichert oder generiert Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tür

Where the eye mixes Token and Türen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Token
5 ch
Türen

Why the eye confuses Token with Türen

A purely visual mix-up. Token ([ˈtoːkn̩]) and Türen ([ˈtyːʁən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Token is recorded at frequency rank #31,824, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːkn̩]. Türen is at rank #3,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtyːʁən].

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 35107, this pair ranks #1,647,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Token vs Türen

Shared letters: ent. Private to "Token": ko. Private to "Türen": .

"Token" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Türen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tokenotken · tkoen · toekn · tokenn · tokken · tokne · ttoken

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Token" and "Türen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtoːkn̩] versus [ˈtyːʁən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Token" or "Türen" show up more?
"Türen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,283 in our German list, against #31,824 for "Token". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Token" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Türen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,647,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Token" and "Türen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Token vs Torben". 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 #1,647,915 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