TunervsTüreConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#44,296
“Tuner” frequency rank
#12,188
“Türe” frequency rank
56484
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tuner Türe
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. gleichbedeutend mit Tür

Where the eye mixes Tuner and Türe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Tuner runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Türe's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Tuner
4 ch
Türe

Why the eye confuses Tuner with Türe

A purely visual mix-up. Tuner ([ˈtjuːnɐ]) and Türe ([ˈtyːʁə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56484, 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]. 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 56484, this pair ranks #938,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tuner vs Türe

Shared letters: ert. Private to "Tuner": nu. Private to "Türe": ü.

"Tuner" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Türe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tuner ← tnuer · ttuner · tuenr · tunerr · tunner · tunre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Tuner" for "Türe" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtjuːnɐ] versus [ˈtyːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Tuner" or "Türe" show up more?
"Türe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,188 in our German list, against #44,296 for "Tuner". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tuner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Türe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #938,357 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tuner" and "Türe" 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 #938,357 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