Which to use
“türkis” is an adjective and “Turmes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,756
- “türkis” frequency rank
- #49,316
- “Turmes” frequency rank
- 70072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | türkis | Turmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer Farbe zwischen blau und grün (für Textilien verwendet, sonst umgangssprachlich) | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Turm |
Where the eye mixes türkis and Turmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. türkis and Turmes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: türkis vs Turmes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: türkis is [tʏʁˈkiːs] while Turmes is [ˈtʊʁməs]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
türkis is recorded at frequency rank #20,756, classified as anadj, pronounced [tʏʁˈkiːs]. 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 70072, this pair ranks #457,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of türkis vs Turmes
Shared letters: rst. Private to "türkis": ikü. Private to "Turmes": emu.
"türkis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Turmes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Turmes ← trumes · tturmes · tumres · turems · turmess · turmmes · turmse · turrmes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "türkis" for "Turmes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "türkis" vs "Turmes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "türkis" 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 #457,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "türkis" 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 #457,309 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.