Which to use
“tung” is an adjective and “tusk” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,899
- “tung” frequency rank
- #29,824
- “tusk” frequency rank
- 70723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tung | tusk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von Gewicht, sowohl rein körperlich als auch übertragen; schwer | Stoßzahn; sehr langer und spitzer Zahn, der aus dem Maul des Tieres herausragt und meist paarweise vorkommt, aber auch einzeln (zum Beispiel beim Narwal) |
Letter map: tung vs tusk
Shared letters muted; letters that set tung and tusk apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for tung / tusk
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tung is anadjective and tuskanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tung is recorded at frequency rank #40,899, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. tusk is at rank #29,824, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 70723, this pair ranks #437,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tung vs tusk
Shared letters: tu. Private to "tung": gn. Private to "tusk": ks.
"tung" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tusk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tung" and "tusk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "tung" or "tusk"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "tung" and "tusk".
- Full dictionary entry for "tung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tusk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tung" and "tusk" 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 #437,734 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.