TorivsTüreConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#41,508
“Tori” frequency rank
#12,188
“Türe” frequency rank
53696
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tori Türe
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Where the eye mixes Tori and Türe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Tori and Türe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

4 ch
Tori
4 ch
Türe

Visual trap between Tori and Türe

A purely visual mix-up. Tori ([ˈtoːʁi]) and Türe ([ˈtyːʁə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tori is recorded at frequency rank #41,508, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtoːʁi]. Türe is at rank #12,188, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtyːʁə].

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 53696, this pair ranks #1,047,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tori vs Türe

Shared letters: rt. Private to "Tori": io. Private to "Türe": eü.

"Tori" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Türe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tori ← otri · toir · torri · ttori

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Tori" for "Türe" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtoːʁi] versus [ˈtyːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Tori" or "Türe"?
"Türe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,188 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tori" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Türe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,047,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tori" and "Türe" 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 #1,047,948 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