tunvsTüreWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#245
“tun” frequency rank
#12,188
“Türe” frequency rank
12433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature tun Türe
Definition eine Handlung ausführen gleichbedeutend mit Tür

Where the eye mixes tun and Türe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
tun
4 ch
Türe

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: tun is [tuːn] while Türe is [ˈtyːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

tun is recorded at frequency rank #245, classified as averb, pronounced [tuːn]. Türe is at rank #12,188, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtyːʁə].

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 12433, this pair ranks #1,964,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of tun vs Türe

Shared letters: t. Private to "tun": nu. Private to "Türe": erü.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "tun" and "Türe" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "tun" is a verb and "Türe" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "tun" or "Türe"?
"tun" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #245 in our German list, against #12,188 for "Türe". 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