Which to use
“Turkey” is a noun and “türkis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,816
- “Turkey” frequency rank
- #20,756
- “türkis” frequency rank
- 53572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Turkey | türkis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zustand mit Entzugs- bzw. Abstinenzerscheinungen (bei Rauschgiftsüchtigen) | in einer Farbe zwischen blau und grün (für Textilien verwendet, sonst umgangssprachlich) |
Where the eye mixes Turkey and türkis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Turkey (CVCCVV) and türkis (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Turkey vs türkis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Turkey is [ˈtœʁki] while türkis is [tʏʁˈkiːs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Turkey is recorded at frequency rank #32,816, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈtœʁki]. türkis is at rank #20,756, tagged as anadj, pronounced [tʏʁˈkiːs].
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 53572, this pair ranks #1,052,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Turkey vs türkis
Shared letters: krt. Private to "Turkey": euy. Private to "türkis": isü.
"Turkey" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "türkis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Turkey ← trukey · tturkey · tukrey · tureky · turkeyy · turkkey · turkye · turrkey
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Turkey" for "türkis" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Turkey" or "türkis" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Turkey" and "türkis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Turkey" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "türkis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,052,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Turkey" and "türkis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Turkey 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 #1,052,741 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.