Which to use
“Tour” and “tui” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,574
- “Tour” frequency rank
- #18,731
- “tui” frequency rank
- 20305
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tour | tui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reise, Weg oder Bewegung mit in der Regel identischem Ausgangs- und Zielort | deine, die Deinen/Deinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen |
Where the eye mixes Tour and tui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Tour with tui
A purely visual mix-up. Tour ([tuːɐ̯]) and tui ([ˈtuʔi]) 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 20305, 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]. tui is at rank #18,731, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtuʔi].
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 20305, this pair ranks #1,899,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tour vs tui
Shared letters: tu. Private to "Tour": or. Private to "tui": i.
"Tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tour ← otur · toru · tourr · ttour · tuor
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tour" and "tui" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Tour" or "tui" show up more?
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 "Tour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tour" and "tui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs tui". 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 #1,899,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.