Which to use
“Touren” and “Tournee” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,991
- “Touren” frequency rank
- #13,255
- “Tournee” frequency rank
- 23246
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Touren | Tournee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tour | Rundreise von Künstlern oder Artisten zwecks Gastspielen |
Where the eye mixes Touren and Tournee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Touren vs Tournee
A purely visual mix-up. Touren ([ˈtuːʁən]) and Tournee ([tʊʁˈneː]) 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 23246, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Touren is recorded at frequency rank #9,991, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtuːʁən]. Tournee is at rank #13,255, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʊʁˈneː].
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 23246, this pair ranks #1,863,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Touren vs Tournee
Shared letters: enortu. Private to "Touren": -. Private to "Tournee": -.
"Touren" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "Tournee" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Touren" and "Tournee" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Touren" vs "Tournee" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Touren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tournee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Touren" and "Tournee" 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 #1,863,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.