Which to use
“turn” is a verb and “tusk” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,188
- “turn” frequency rank
- #29,824
- “tusk” frequency rank
- 44012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | turn | tusk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs turnen | Stoßzahn; sehr langer und spitzer Zahn, der aus dem Maul des Tieres herausragt und meist paarweise vorkommt, aber auch einzeln (zum Beispiel beim Narwal) |
Letter map: turn vs tusk
Shared letters muted; letters that set turn and tusk apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for turn / tusk
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: turn is averb and tuskanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
turn is recorded at frequency rank #14,188, classified as averb, pronounced [tʊʁn]. tusk is at rank #29,824, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 44012, this pair ranks #1,399,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of turn vs tusk
Shared letters: tu. Private to "turn": nr. Private to "tusk": ks.
"turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "tusk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "turn" and "tusk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "turn" vs "tusk" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "turn" and "tusk".
- Full dictionary entry for "turn" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tusk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,399,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "turn" and "tusk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs tusk". 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 #1,399,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.