Which to use
“Turnier” and “Turniers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,082
- “Turnier” frequency rank
- #13,256
- “Turniers” frequency rank
- 16338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Turnier | Turniers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Veranstaltung, auf der in bestimmten Sportdisziplinen, Sportarten aus einer großen Teilnehmerzahl meist in mehreren einzelnen Wettkämpfen der Sieger ermittelt wird | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Turnier |
Where the eye mixes Turnier and Turniers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Turnier runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against Turniers's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Turnier and Turniers
A purely visual mix-up. Turnier ([tʊʁˈniːɐ̯]) and Turniers ([tʊʁˈniːɐ̯s]) 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 “Turniers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16338, 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]. Turniers is at rank #13,256, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʊʁˈniːɐ̯s].
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 16338, this pair ranks #1,936,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Turnier vs Turniers
Shared letters: einrtu. Private to "Turnier": -. Private to "Turniers": s.
"Turnier" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "Turniers" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Turnier" and "Turniers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Turnier" or "Turniers" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Turnier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Turniers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,666 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Turnier" and "Turniers" 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 #1,936,666 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.