TürevsTurmesWhat's the difference?

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.

4 ch
Türe
6 ch
Turmes

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtyːʁə] versus [ˈtʊʁməs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Türe" or "Turmes" show up more?
"Türe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,188 in our German list, against #49,316 for "Turmes". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list