Which to use
“Tour” is a noun and “tout” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,574
- “Tour” frequency rank
- #42,186
- “tout” frequency rank
- 43760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tour | tout |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reise, Weg oder Bewegung mit in der Regel identischem Ausgangs- und Zielort | all |
Where the eye mixes Tour and tout
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Tour and tout follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Tour and tout
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Tour is [tuːɐ̯] while tout is [tu]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Tour” becomes t in “tout”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tour is recorded at frequency rank #1,574, classified as anoun, pronounced [tuːɐ̯]. tout is at rank #42,186, tagged as anadj, pronounced [tu].
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 43760, this pair ranks #1,407,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tour vs tout
Shared letters: otu. Private to "Tour": r. Private to "tout": -.
"Tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tout" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tour" and "tout" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Tour" or "tout"?
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 "Tour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tout" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,407,825 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tour" and "tout" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs tout". 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 #1,407,825 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.