Which to use
“Tour” and “Türe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,574
- “Tour” frequency rank
- #12,188
- “Türe” frequency rank
- 13762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tour | Türe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Reise, Weg oder Bewegung mit in der Regel identischem Ausgangs- und Zielort | gleichbedeutend mit Tür |
Where the eye mixes Tour and Türe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Tour and Türe
A purely visual mix-up. Tour ([tuːɐ̯]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13762, 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]. 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 13762, this pair ranks #1,955,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Tour vs Türe
Shared letters: rt. Private to "Tour": ou. Private to "Türe": eü.
"Tour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Türe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tour ← otur · toru · tourr · ttour · tuor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tour" for "Türe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Tour" vs "Türe" - which ranks higher?
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 "Türe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,858 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tour" and "Türe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Türe vs Turmes". 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 #1,955,858 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.