Which to use
“Touch” and “Tour” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,184
- “Touch” frequency rank
- #1,574
- “Tour” frequency rank
- 13758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Touch | Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Hauch; ein wenig (von); etwas (von) | Reise, Weg oder Bewegung mit in der Regel identischem Ausgangs- und Zielort |
Where the eye mixes Touch and Tour
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Touch vs Tour
A purely visual mix-up. Touch ([tat͡ʃ]) and Tour ([tuːɐ̯]) 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 13758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Touch is recorded at frequency rank #12,184, classified as anoun, pronounced [tat͡ʃ]. Tour is at rank #1,574, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tuːɐ̯].
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 13758, this pair ranks #1,955,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Touch vs Tour
Shared letters: otu. Private to "Touch": ch. Private to "Tour": r.
"Touch" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Touch" and "Tour" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Touch" or "Tour"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Touch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tour" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,889 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Touch" and "Tour" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "though vs Touch". 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 #1,955,889 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.