TürevstürkenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Türe is a noun, türken is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Türe” is a noun and “türken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,188
“Türe” frequency rank
#3,926
“türken” frequency rank
16114
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Türe türken
Definition gleichbedeutend mit Tür eine Fälschung produzieren, um damit zu betrügen

Where the eye mixes Türe and türken

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Türe
6 ch
türken

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Türe is [ˈtyːʁə] while türken is [ˈtʏʁkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Türe is recorded at frequency rank #12,188, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtyːʁə]. türken is at rank #3,926, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtʏʁkn̩].

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 16114, this pair ranks #1,938,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Türe vs türken

Shared letters: ertü. Private to "Türe": -. Private to "türken": kn.

"Türe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "türken" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Türe" and "türken" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Türe" is a noun and "türken" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Türe" or "türken"?
"türken" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,926 in our German list, against #12,188 for "Türe". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list