Which to use
“Tor” and “Tumor” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,373
- “Tor” frequency rank
- #13,499
- “Tumor” frequency rank
- 14872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tor | Tumor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | Wucherung |
Where the eye mixes Tor and Tumor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tor runs 3 letters (CVC) against Tumor's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Tor with Tumor
A purely visual mix-up. Tor ([toːɐ̯]) and Tumor ([ˈtuːmoːɐ̯]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tor is recorded at frequency rank #1,373, classified as anoun, pronounced [toːɐ̯]. Tumor is at rank #13,499, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtuːmoːɐ̯].
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 14872, this pair ranks #1,948,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tor vs Tumor
Shared letters: ort. Private to "Tor": -. Private to "Tumor": mu.
"Tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Tumor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tumor ← tmuor · ttumor · tummor · tumorr · tumro · tuomr · utmor
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Tor" and "Tumor" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Tor" or "Tumor" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tumor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tor" and "Tumor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tumor vs Tutor". 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 #1,948,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.