# tom vs tue

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### tom
*adjective · IPA [tum] · frequency rank #2,521*
ohne Inhalt; leer

### tue
*verb · IPA [ˈtuːə] · frequency rank #4,659*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tun

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tom-vs-tue