Which to use
“Tuch” is a noun and “tung” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,190
- “Tuch” frequency rank
- #40,899
- “tung” frequency rank
- 51089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tuch | tung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Textilie aus diversen Materialien (Wort wird oft ohne bestimmten Artikel benutzt) | von Gewicht, sowohl rein körperlich als auch übertragen; schwer |
Letter map: Tuch vs tung
Shared letters muted; letters that set Tuch and tung apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Tuch and tung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: Tuch vs tung
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tuch is anoun and tunganadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tuch is recorded at frequency rank #10,190, classified as anoun, pronounced [tuːx]. tung is at rank #40,899, tagged as anadj, pronounced […].
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 51089, this pair ranks #1,148,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tuch vs tung
Shared letters: tu. Private to "Tuch": ch. Private to "tung": gn.
"Tuch" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Tuch" and "tung" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Tuch" or "tung" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "Tuch" and "tung". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tuch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,148,913 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tuch" and "tung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tung". 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 #1,148,913 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.