Which to use
“Tor” and “Turm” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,373
- “Tor” frequency rank
- #4,941
- “Turm” frequency rank
- 6314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tor | Turm |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | hohes, schlankes, freistehendes Gebäude |
Where the eye mixes Tor and Turm
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Tor with Turm
A purely visual mix-up. Tor ([toːɐ̯]) and Turm ([tʊʁm]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6314, 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]. Turm is at rank #4,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʊʁm].
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 6314, this pair ranks #1,992,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tor vs Turm
Shared letters: rt. Private to "Tor": o. Private to "Turm": mu.
"Tor" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Turm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Turm ← trum · tturm · tumr · turmm · turrm · utrm
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tor" for "Turm" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Tor" or "Turm" show up more?
What to do next
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 "Turm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,992,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tor" and "Turm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Turm vs Turmes". 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 #1,992,047 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.