torevsTypeTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,414
“tore” frequency rank
#13,042
“Type” frequency rank
15456
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tore Type
Definition Vulva einzelnes Element einer Schriftart

Letter map: tore vs Type

Shared letters muted; letters that set tore and Type apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
tore
4 ch
Type

Pair insight - tore / Type

tore and Type are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tore is recorded at frequency rank #2,414, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Type is at rank #13,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtyːpə].

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 15456, this pair ranks #1,943,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tore vs Type

Shared letters: et. Private to "tore": or. Private to "Type": py.

"tore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Type" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • toreotre · toer · troe · ttore
  • Typetpye · ttype · tyep · typpe · tyype · ytpe

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tore" and "Type" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "tore" vs "Type" - which ranks higher?
"tore" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,414 in our German list, against #13,042 for "Type". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "tore" vs "Type" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Type" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,943,737 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tore" and "Type" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tine vs Type". 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 #1,943,737 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