tuivsturaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,731
“tui” frequency rank
#44,297
“tura” frequency rank
63028
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tui tura
Definition deine, die Deinen/Deinigen mit Bezug auf mehrere vorher erwähnte Objekte oder Personen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs tur

Letter map: tui vs tura

Shared letters muted; letters that set tui and tura apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. tui runs 3 letters (CVV) against tura's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

3 ch
tui
4 ch
tura

Corpus notes: tui and tura

tui and tura are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tui is recorded at frequency rank #18,731, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtuʔi]. tura is at rank #44,297, tagged as anoun, 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 63028, this pair ranks #691,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tui vs tura

Shared letters: tu. Private to "tui": i. Private to "tura": ar.

"tui" · 3 letters · shape CVV  ·  "tura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • tura ← ttura · tuar · turra · utra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "tui" and "tura" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "tui" vs "tura" - which ranks higher?
"tui" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,731 in our German list, against #44,297 for "tura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "tui" vs "tura" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "tui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #691,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "tui" and "tura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tura". 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 #691,398 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