Tournee

[tʊʁˈneː]

/[tʊʁˈneː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tournee” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,255
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rundreise von Künstlern oder Artisten zwecks Gastspielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tournee · Tournee · German

Tournee · rank #13,255 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,255
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Todesfälle

Nearest frequency peer: Todesfälle (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tournee“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tournee“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tournee vs Turner
71% similar
Tournee vs turnen
57% similar
Tournee vs Touren
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tournee
PropertyValue
HeadwordTournee
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʊʁˈneː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#13,255
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tournee“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tourneeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Todesfälle“ (#13,254), „Turniers“ (#13,256), „Titan“ (#13,253). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tournee“ bei #13,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Tournee (IPA [tʊʁˈneː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,255 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Rundreise von Künstlern oder Artisten zwecks Gastspielen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tournee, with forms such as "oturnee", "torunee", and "tounree". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Turner", "turnen", "Touren", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tournee, spelled T-O-U-R-N-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rundreise von Künstlern oder Artisten zwecks Gastspielen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tournee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Musiker starteten ihre erste US-Tournee mit ihrem neuen Dirigenten Sir Simon Rattle.
  2. Weitere Stationen der Tournee sind unter anderen Chicago, Los Angeles und San Francisco.

Synonyms

Gastspielreise

This word in other languages

tour(English)tournée(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oturnee
  • torunee
  • tounree
  • tourene
  • tournnee
  • tourrnee
  • ttournee
  • tuornee

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tournee - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oturnee2torunee2tounree2tourene2tournnee1tourrnee1ttournee1tuornee2
Edit distance from "Tournee"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tournee"?
"Tournee" is spelled T-O-U-R-N-E-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tʊʁˈneː].
What does "Tournee" mean?
As a noun, "Tournee" means: Rundreise von Künstlern oder Artisten zwecks Gastspielen
What words are commonly confused with "Tournee"?
"Tournee" is commonly confused with "Turner", "turnen", "Touren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tournee"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tournee" is [tʊʁˈneː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tournee" come from?
"Tournee" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tournee", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vierzig#13,269wandert#13,272weigert#13,274schreie#13,233

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Zucht8 variantserlebe8 variantsFriede8 variantsGeiger8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list