Which to use
“tum” is an adverb and “turn” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,375
- “tum” frequency rank
- #14,188
- “turn” frequency rank
- 43563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tum | turn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dann, alsdann | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs turnen |
Letter map: tum vs turn
Shared letters muted; letters that set tum and turn apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for tum / turn
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tum is anadverb and turnaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tum is recorded at frequency rank #29,375, classified as anadv, pronounced […]. turn is at rank #14,188, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʊʁn].
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 43563, this pair ranks #1,414,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tum vs turn
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tum": m. Private to "turn": nr.
"tum" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- turn ← trun · tturn · tunr · turnn · turrn · utrn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tum" and "turn" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tum" or "turn" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tum" and "turn".
- Full dictionary entry for "tum" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,414,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tum" and "turn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tum". 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 #1,414,153 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.