tunvsturaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: tun is a verb, tura is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“tun” is a verb and “tura” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#245
“tun” frequency rank
#44,297
“tura” frequency rank
44542
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tun tura
Definition eine Handlung ausführen Genitiv Singular des Substantivs tur

Letter map: tun vs tura

Shared letters muted; letters that set tun and tura apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

3 ch
tun
4 ch
tura

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tun is averb and turaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tun is recorded at frequency rank #245, classified as averb, pronounced [tuːn]. 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 44542, this pair ranks #1,382,832 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of tun vs tura

Shared letters: tu. Private to "tun": n. Private to "tura": ar.

"tun" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "tura" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • turattura · tuar · turra · utra

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tun" and "tura" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tun" is a verb and "tura" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tun" or "tura"?
"tun" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #245 in our German list, against #44,297 for "tura". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list