TürenvsTurnerWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#3,283
“Türen” frequency rank
#9,993
“Turner” frequency rank
13276
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Türen Turner
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tür Sportler, dessen Sportart das Turnen ist

Where the eye mixes Türen and Turner

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Türen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Turner's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Türen
6 ch
Turner

Why the eye confuses Türen with Turner

A purely visual mix-up. Türen ([ˈtyːʁən]) and Turner ([ˈtʊʁnɐ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Türen is recorded at frequency rank #3,283, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtyːʁən]. Turner is at rank #9,993, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʊʁnɐ].

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 13276, this pair ranks #1,958,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Türen vs Turner

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "Türen": ü. Private to "Turner": u.

"Türen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Turner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Turner ← truner · tturner · tunrer · turenr · turnerr · turnner · turnre · turrner

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Türen" for "Turner" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈtyːʁən] versus [ˈtʊʁnɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Türen" vs "Turner" - which ranks higher?
"Türen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,283 in our German list, against #9,993 for "Turner". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Türen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Turner" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,958,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Türen" and "Turner" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Turmes vs Turner". 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 #1,958,986 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