Türke vs Türme, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#12,401
“Türke” frequency rank: #18,103
“Türme” frequency rank: 30504
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	Türke	Türme
Definition	Staatsbürger der Türkei	Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Turm

Where the eye mixes Türke and Türme

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

5 ch

Türke

5 ch

Türme

Why the eye confuses Türke with Türme

A purely visual mix-up. Türke ([ˈtʏʁkə]) and Türme ([ˈtʏʁmə]) 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 a single letter - k in “Türke” becomes m in “Türme”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Türke is recorded at frequency rank #12,401, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʏʁkə]. Türme is at rank #18,103, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʏʁmə].

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 30504, this pair ranks #1,746,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Türke vs Türme

Shared letters: ertü. Private to "Türke": k. Private to "Türme": m.

"Türke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Türme" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Türke" and "Türme" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈtʏʁkə] versus [ˈtʏʁmə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "Türke" or "Türme"?

"Türke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,401 in our German list, against #18,103 for "Türme". 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 "Türke" and "Türme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "Türke" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "Türme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #1,746,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"Türke" and "Türme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Türme vs Turmes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,746,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.