Which to use
“tung” is an adjective and “Tuns” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,899
- “tung” frequency rank
- #44,983
- “Tuns” frequency rank
- 85882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tung | Tuns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Gewicht, sowohl rein körperlich als auch übertragen; schwer | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tun |
Letter map: tung vs Tuns
Shared letters muted; letters that set tung and Tuns apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tung and Tuns follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - tung and Tuns
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tung is anadjective and Tunsanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “tung” becomes s in “Tuns”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tung is recorded at frequency rank #40,899, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. Tuns is at rank #44,983, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tuːns].
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 85882, this pair ranks #101,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tung vs Tuns
Shared letters: ntu. Private to "tung": g. Private to "Tuns": s.
"tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Tuns" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "tung" for "Tuns" ever safe?
Frequency check: "tung" vs "Tuns" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tung" vs "Tuns" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "tung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Tuns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tung" and "Tuns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tine vs Tuns". 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 #101,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.