Tür vs Tz, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“Tür” is a noun and “Tz” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,095
“Tür” frequency rank: #15,768
“Tz” frequency rank: 16863
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Tür	Tz
Definition	trennendes oder verbindendes Element zwischen Räumen und/oder Bereichen; Zugang; Eingang, Ausgang	Teilziffer, häufig: Tz.

Letter map: Tür vs Tz

Shared letters muted; letters that set Tür and Tz apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

Tür

2 ch

Grammar separator: Tür vs Tz

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Tür is anoun and Tzanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Tür is recorded at frequency rank #1,095, classified as anoun, pronounced [tyːɐ̯]. Tz is at rank #15,768, tagged as anabbrev.

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 16863, this pair ranks #1,932,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Tür vs Tz

Shared letters: t. Private to "Tür": rü. Private to "Tz": z.

"Tür" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Tz" · 2 letters · shape CC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Tür" and "Tz" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Tür" is a noun and "Tz" an abbrev, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary German text, does "Tür" or "Tz" show up more?

"Tür" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,095 in our German list, against #15,768 for "Tz". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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Full dictionary entry for "Tür" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Tz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,932,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Tür" and "Tz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "thy vs Tz". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,932,373 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.