Which to use
“Tuner” and “Tür” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,296
- “Tuner” frequency rank
- #1,095
- “Tür” frequency rank
- 45391
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Tuner | Tür |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerät, um Radiosendungen zu empfangen, als Bestandteil einer Stereoanlage. Der Verstärker ist in einem Tuner nicht inbegriffen – einen Verstärker mit integriertem Tuner nennt man Receiver. | trennendes oder verbindendes Element zwischen Räumen und/oder Bereichen; Zugang; Eingang, Ausgang |
Where the eye mixes Tuner and Tür
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Tuner 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.
Why the eye confuses Tuner with Tür
A purely visual mix-up. Tuner ([ˈtjuːnɐ]) 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 45391, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Tuner is recorded at frequency rank #44,296, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtjuːnɐ]. 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 45391, this pair ranks #1,354,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Tuner vs Tür
Shared letters: rt. Private to "Tuner": enu. Private to "Tür": ü.
"Tuner" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Tür" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Tuner ← tnuer · ttuner · tuenr · tunerr · tunner · tunre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Tuner" for "Tür" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Tuner" or "Tür"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Tuner" and "Tür" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Tuner" 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 #1,354,630 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Tuner" and "Tür" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tine vs Tuner". 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 #1,354,630 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.