Which to use
“töten” is a verb and “Touren” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,083
- “töten” frequency rank
- #9,991
- “Touren” frequency rank
- 13074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | töten | Touren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einem Menschen oder einem Tier gewaltsam das Leben nehmen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tour |
Where the eye mixes töten and Touren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. töten runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Touren's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses töten with Touren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: töten is [ˈtøːtn̩] while Touren is [ˈtuːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
töten is recorded at frequency rank #3,083, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtøːtn̩]. Touren is at rank #9,991, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtuːʁən].
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 13074, this pair ranks #1,960,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of töten vs Touren
Shared letters: ent. Private to "töten": ö. Private to "Touren": oru.
"töten" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Touren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Touren ← oturen · toruen · touern · tourenn · tourne · tourren · ttouren · tuoren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "töten" and "Touren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "töten" vs "Touren" - which ranks higher?
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 "töten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Touren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "töten" and "Touren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Touren vs trügen". 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 #1,960,282 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.