Which to use
“tun” is a verb and “tung” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #245
- “tun” frequency rank
- #40,899
- “tung” frequency rank
- 41144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tun | tung |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Handlung ausführen | von Gewicht, sowohl rein körperlich als auch übertragen; schwer |
Letter map: tun vs tung
Shared letters muted; letters that set tun and tung apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tun is averb and tunganadjective. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tun” sits inside “tung”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tun is recorded at frequency rank #245, classified as averb, pronounced [tuːn]. 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 41144, this pair ranks #1,488,058 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tun vs tung
Shared letters: ntu. Private to "tun": -. Private to "tung": g.
"tun" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- tung ← tnug · ttung · tugn · tungg · tunng · utng