Which to use
“Türe” and “Turmes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,188
- “Türe” frequency rank
- #49,316
- “Turmes” frequency rank
- 61504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Türe | Turmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gleichbedeutend mit Tür | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Turm |
Where the eye mixes Türe and Turmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Türe runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Turmes's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Türe with Turmes
A purely visual mix-up. Türe ([ˈtyːʁə]) and Turmes ([ˈtʊʁməs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61504, 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]. Turmes is at rank #49,316, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʊʁməs].
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 61504, this pair ranks #747,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Türe vs Turmes
Shared letters: ert. Private to "Türe": ü. Private to "Turmes": msu.
"Türe" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Turmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Turmes ← trumes · tturmes · tumres · turems · turmess · turmmes · turmse · turrmes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Türe" and "Turmes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Türe" or "Turmes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Türe" and "Turmes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Türe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Turmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #747,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Türe" and "Turmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trees vs Turmes". 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 #747,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.