treevsTürmeWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“tree” and “Türme” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,336
“tree” frequency rank
#18,103
“Türme” frequency rank
41439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tree Türme
Definition Baum Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Turm

Where the eye mixes tree and Türme

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
tree
5 ch
Türme

Look-alike desk: tree vs Türme

A purely visual mix-up. tree ([tɹiː]) and Türme ([ˈtʏʁmə]) 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 41439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tree is recorded at frequency rank #23,336, classified as anoun, pronounced [tɹiː]. Türme is at rank #18,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʏʁmə].

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 41439, this pair ranks #1,479,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tree vs Türme

Shared letters: ert. Private to "tree": -. Private to "Türme": .

"tree" · 4 letters · shape CCVV  ·  "Türme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • treertee · tere · tre · trree · ttree

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "tree" for "Türme" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([tɹiː] versus [ˈtʏʁmə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "tree" vs "Türme" - which ranks higher?
"Türme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,103 in our German list, against #23,336 for "tree". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tree" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Türme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,479,387 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tree" and "Türme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tree vs trees". 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 #1,479,387 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list