Which to use
“tuen” is a verb and “tui” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,318
- “tuen” frequency rank
- #18,731
- “tui” frequency rank
- 51049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tuen | tui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tun | deine, die Deinen/Deinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen |
Where the eye mixes tuen and tui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between tuen and tui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tuen is [ˈtuːən] while tui is [ˈtuʔi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tuen is recorded at frequency rank #32,318, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtuːən]. 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 51049, this pair ranks #1,150,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tuen vs tui
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tuen": en. Private to "tui": i.
"tuen" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "tui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tuen ← teun · ttuen · tuenn · tune · uten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tuen" for "tui" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "tuen" and "tui" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tuen" 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 #1,150,455 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tuen" and "tui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trügen vs tuen". 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 #1,150,455 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.