Which to use
“Turnier” and “Turniere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,082
- “Turnier” frequency rank
- #14,688
- “Turniere” frequency rank
- 17770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Turnier | Turniere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Veranstaltung, auf der in bestimmten Sportdisziplinen, Sportarten aus einer großen Teilnehmerzahl meist in mehreren einzelnen Wettkämpfen der Sieger ermittelt wird | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Turnier |
Where the eye mixes Turnier and Turniere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Turnier with Turniere
A purely visual mix-up. Turnier ([tʊʁˈniːɐ̯]) and Turniere ([tʊʁˈniːʁə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Turnier” sits inside “Turniere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Turnier is recorded at frequency rank #3,082, classified as anoun, pronounced [tʊʁˈniːɐ̯]. Turniere is at rank #14,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʊʁˈniːʁə].
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 17770, this pair ranks #1,924,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Turnier vs Turniere
Shared letters: einrtu. Private to "Turnier": -. Private to "Turniere": -.
"Turnier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Turniere" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Turnier" for "Turniere" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Turnier" or "Turniere" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Turnier" and "Turniere" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Turnier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Turniere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,924,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Turnier" and "Turniere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tuner vs Turnier". 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 #1,924,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.