TumorvsTürWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,499
“Tumor” frequency rank
#1,095
“Tür” frequency rank
14594
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tumor Tür
Definition Wucherung trennendes oder verbindendes Element zwischen Räumen und/oder Bereichen; Zugang; Eingang, Ausgang

Where the eye mixes Tumor and Tür

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Tumor runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Tür's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Tumor
3 ch
Tür

Visual trap between Tumor and Tür

A purely visual mix-up. Tumor ([ˈtuːmoːɐ̯]) and Tür ([tyːɐ̯]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tumor is recorded at frequency rank #13,499, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtuːmoːɐ̯]. Tür is at rank #1,095, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tyːɐ̯].

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 14594, this pair ranks #1,950,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Tumor vs Tür

Shared letters: rt. Private to "Tumor": mou. Private to "Tür": ü.

"Tumor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Tür" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tumor ← tmuor · ttumor · tummor · tumorr · tumro · tuomr · utmor

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Tumor" and "Tür" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtuːmoːɐ̯] versus [tyːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Tumor" vs "Tür" - which ranks higher?
"Tür" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,095 in our German list, against #13,499 for "Tumor". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tumor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Tür" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,950,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tumor" and "Tür" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tumor vs Tutor". 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 #1,950,107 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