Which to use
“tung” is an adjective and “Türe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,899
- “tung” frequency rank
- #12,188
- “Türe” frequency rank
- 53087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tung | Türe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Gewicht, sowohl rein körperlich als auch übertragen; schwer | gleichbedeutend mit Tür |
Letter map: tung vs Türe
Shared letters muted; letters that set tung and Türe apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. tung (CVCC) and Türe (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for tung / Türe
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tung is anadjective and Türeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tung is recorded at frequency rank #40,899, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. 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 53087, this pair ranks #1,071,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tung vs Türe
Shared letters: t. Private to "tung": gnu. Private to "Türe": erü.
"tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Türe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- tung ← tnug · ttung · tugn · tungg · tunng · utng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tung" and "Türe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tung" vs "Türe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "tung" vs "Türe" 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 "Türe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,071,584 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tung" and "Türe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tung". 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 #1,071,584 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.