TunsvsTüreWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#44,983
“Tuns” frequency rank
#12,188
“Türe” frequency rank
57171
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Tuns Türe
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tun gleichbedeutend mit Tür

Where the eye mixes Tuns and Türe

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. Tuns (CVCC) and Türe (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Tuns
4 ch
Türe

Look-alike desk: Tuns vs Türe

A purely visual mix-up. Tuns ([tuːns]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tuns is recorded at frequency rank #44,983, classified as anoun, pronounced [tuːns]. 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 57171, this pair ranks #911,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Tuns vs Türe

Shared letters: t. Private to "Tuns": nsu. Private to "Türe": erü.

"Tuns" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Türe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Tuns ← tnus · ttuns · tunns · tunss · tusn · utns

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Tuns" for "Türe" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([tuːns] versus [ˈtyːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Tuns" 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 #44,983 for "Tuns". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Tuns" and "Türe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Tuns" 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 #911,712 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Tuns" and "Türe" 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 #911,712 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