Which to use
“Turms” and “Turnus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,673
- “Turms” frequency rank
- #44,300
- “Turnus” frequency rank
- 80973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Turms | Turnus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Turm | regelmäßiger Rhythmus, regelmäßiger Wechsel, festgelegte Wiederkehr |
Where the eye mixes Turms and Turnus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Turms runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against Turnus's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Turms vs Turnus
A purely visual mix-up. Turms ([tʊʁms]) and Turnus ([ˈtʊʁnʊs]) 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 80973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Turms is recorded at frequency rank #36,673, classified as anoun, pronounced [tʊʁms]. Turnus is at rank #44,300, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtʊʁnʊs].
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 80973, this pair ranks #184,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Turms vs Turnus
Shared letters: rstu. Private to "Turms": m. Private to "Turnus": n.
"Turms" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "Turnus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Turms" for "Turnus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Turms" or "Turnus"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Turms" and "Turnus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Turms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Turnus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Turms" and "Turnus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Turmes vs Turnus". 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 #184,895 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.