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Which to use

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

#28,421
“Tora” frequency rank
#41,508
“Tori” frequency rank
69929
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tora Tori
Definition jüdische Religion: alternative Schreibweise von Thora im Judo die Person, die angreift beziehungsweise die die Technik ausführt

Where the eye mixes Tora and Tori

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tora and Tori follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
Tora
4 ch
Tori

Look-alike desk: Tora vs Tori

A purely visual mix-up. Tora ([toˈʁaː]) and Tori ([ˈtoːʁi]) 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 a single letter - a in “Tora” becomes i in “Tori”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tora is recorded at frequency rank #28,421, classified as anoun, pronounced [toˈʁaː]. Tori is at rank #41,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːʁi].

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 69929, this pair ranks #461,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Tora vs Tori

Shared letters: ort. Private to "Tora": a. Private to "Tori": i.

"Tora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Tori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tora ← otra · toar · torra · troa · ttora
  • Tori ← otri · toir · torri · ttori

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Tora" for "Tori" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([toˈʁaː] versus [ˈtoːʁi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Tora" vs "Tori" - which ranks higher?
"Tora" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,421 in our German list, against #41,508 for "Tori". 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 "Tora" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tori" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #461,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tora" and "Tori" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tons vs Tori". 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 #461,680 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